tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-194911342024-03-11T03:41:58.998-04:00Designed ObjectsI am exploring a hybrid form of art and design practice through the use of computer-based design and fabrication tools. I am interested in experimental objects and spaces that are dynamic and responsive and seek to challenge perceptions, expectations and established behavior.John Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909768827113903914noreply@blogger.comBlogger264125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19491134.post-74284146472502012672010-07-16T14:33:00.000-04:002010-07-16T14:33:24.674-04:00THR_33 Smile Scan<object width="450" height="298"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13397322&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13397322&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="450" height="298"></embed></object><br />
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When someone approaches the tea house they are visually scanned by by the OMRON Smile Scan.<br />
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"The system measures the degree of a person’s smile from a camera-recorded facial image based on its original criteria using facial key point movements. The resulting data is displayed onscreen with a percentage reading from 0% to 100%."<br />
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In THR_33 this percentage controls how much the tea-house "eyes" open - so if they are smiling the "eyes" will allow for a direct line of sight between the visitor and the robots.<br />
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When TST_003 (the toaster) "sees" someone with its passive infrared sensor it will initiate its toasting cycle - it stops roaming and both its toasting drawers extend. Also, the inside of the robot illuminates.<br />
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When RDO_002 (the radio) "sees" someone with its passive infrared sensor it will play a randomly chosen sound sample from a library of samples of robots from science fiction movies.<br />
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When MXR_011 (the mixer) "sees" someone with its proximity sensor it will spin away from them (we figured when it is in regular use it would have to mix in one direction only - so in the tea house it would spin whichever way takes its fancy).<br />
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<object width="450" height="338"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13396998&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13396998&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="450" height="338"></embed></object>John Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909768827113903914noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19491134.post-51123244686385453242010-07-13T16:54:00.000-04:002010-07-13T16:54:30.222-04:00THR_33 on DezeenTHR_33 featured on <a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2010/07/13/tea-house-for-robots-by-rootoftwo-and-ply-architecture/">Dezeen</a>.<br />
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"Dezeen was launched at the end of November 2006 and has grown rapidly to become one of the most popular and influential architecture and design blogs on the internet."John Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909768827113903914noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19491134.post-18145623010557822212010-07-08T10:40:00.001-04:002010-07-08T10:41:34.614-04:00THR_33 (Opening)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWUj4Rz2TyB8gV1vXPezvw0xzLcF7gaR0rU4ZGJHT3yMgO3-o4JuEhnLhXH5ovrxM36ulc-I9EAtwcoSAG8PSoDrBE6yzhGOl-btXvnKeNsE4XDAKU8ZihV_Rs0uDDtF9Bni0/s1600/skindetail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWUj4Rz2TyB8gV1vXPezvw0xzLcF7gaR0rU4ZGJHT3yMgO3-o4JuEhnLhXH5ovrxM36ulc-I9EAtwcoSAG8PSoDrBE6yzhGOl-btXvnKeNsE4XDAKU8ZihV_Rs0uDDtF9Bni0/s320/skindetail.jpg" /></a><br />
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Light/Sound/Brain <span class="monthDay">- Koichi Mori</span><br />
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Bee’s <span class="monthDay">- Susana Soares</span><br />
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Hug Machine - Temple Grandin<br />
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The Blind Climber/Linus’s Walk <span class="monthDay">- Tomoaki Ishihara + Kodai Nakahara</span><br />
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Space Garden <span class="monthDay">- Shiro Matsui + Yukihiro Morimoto + Akihiko Inoue</span><br />
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Genetic Modification Theater <span class="monthDay">- Critical Art Ensemble</span><br />
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<dl><dt>Biomusic: Water/Forest/Life/Sound—A Project Based on Fieldwork in the Lake Biwa Canal, the Garden of Heian Jingu Shrine, and the Kosei-no-Mori Forest - David Dunn</dt>
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Trans-Acting: Double-Axel Rotating Stage/Walking Afloat—A Topological Experiment on Time Space and Memory Formation Based on Studies of Space Travel, Dementia, Gardens, and Developmental Disorders - <span class="monthDay">Satoru Takahashi + Shiro Matsui</span><br />
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The exhibition catalog is in the form of a 'workbook'. Several pages are intentionally blank. Additional materials, cameras, copiers and printers are available in the Museum so that visitors to the exhibition can complete their own catalog with the things they find most interesting.<br />
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RDO_002 is now happily working after we scoured Kyoto for a replacement power supply and had the Museum electrician hack the one we found.<br />
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TST_003 is now toasting again after a brief hiatus when the LEDs went on strike.<br />
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MXR_011 is designed to behave erratically and is doing just that.<br />
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The view the public never gets to see. The black area on TST_003's platform is what triggers the QTI sensors to make it back up and turn.<br />
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Cezanne checking the Smile Scan. It covers quite a wide area and is very responsive. It will find and track up to 2 faces and will open the tea-house "eyes" based on the percentage that those faces are smiling. It scans the passage between THR_33 and <a href="http://www.critical-art.net/">Critical Art Ensemble</a>'s Genetic Modification Theater. This is also the main route between 2 of the Museum's main gallery spaces. <br />
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THR_33 Smile Scan test.John Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909768827113903914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19491134.post-56741545143651446252010-07-05T06:15:00.000-04:002010-07-05T06:15:11.758-04:00THR_33 Setup<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0Nep-VOQBSPW4Bo-OC7mFReekfbcqE-yDUxG8FtExf5Vs1OVu6mIV7lrnKeYzp2xSD3vrX14ofsnFleJPAx9PadCnG1stcY9JMFsFMmYnjcxO_UJPxRmrNHoKCaQLw92CCOL/s1600/gorobot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0Nep-VOQBSPW4Bo-OC7mFReekfbcqE-yDUxG8FtExf5Vs1OVu6mIV7lrnKeYzp2xSD3vrX14ofsnFleJPAx9PadCnG1stcY9JMFsFMmYnjcxO_UJPxRmrNHoKCaQLw92CCOL/s320/gorobot.jpg" /></a><br />
The robots ready for their big trip.<br />
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Packing the robots (very carefully) in the <a href="http://www.pelican.com/cases_detail_storm.php?Case=iM3075">case</a> we got for them. After all that, <a href="http://www.tsa.gov/">TSA</a> at Detroit airport partially disassembled our robots, then flung the parts they had taken off inside the shells and badly packed them up again. We didn't know till we got to Kyoto. They undid a bunch of nuts - so the robots shipped with Arduinos and sensors rattling around inside them. They also undid the toast mechanism. So our first morning at the <a href="http://www.momak.go.jp/English/">Museum</a> was spent fixing the robots.<br />
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Taisuke Murakami made the system that allows the tea-house "eyes" to be driven by the <a href="http://www.omron.com/">OMRON</a> Smile Scan. Here he is pictured explaining to us how to connect the system.<br />
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"Designed for objective and quantitative evaluation of smiles, “Smile Scan” utilizes Omron’s “OKAO Vision” face sensing technology. The technology relies on facial data gathered from over 1 million people, accumulated through over 10 years of study of the human face. The system measures the degree of a person’s smile from a camera-recorded facial image based on its original criteria using facial key point movements. The resulting data is displayed onscreen with a percentage reading from 0% to 100%."<br />
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In THR_33 this percentage controls how much the tea-house "eyes" open. <br />
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Day 2. Unpacking the tea-house crate. The Museum staff were "<i><b>amused</b></i>" by the fact that we used 4 different kinds of screws (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_screw_drives">Phillips, 2 sizes of Torx and Robertson</a>) and put them in from every possible angle (including from underneath). They are more used to unpacking delicate and valuable objets d'art - MoMAK chief curator Shinji Kohmoto (pictured on the right, arms outstretched) said they could enjoy this because it was "<i><b>wild</b></i>".<br />
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MoMAK's excellent team go to work on the tea-house structure...<br />
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We have integrated the Smile Scan with the tea-house and had it working - tomorrow we need to get everything in its final place and get the robot platforms in.John Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909768827113903914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19491134.post-65613879820718324442010-07-01T10:27:00.001-04:002010-07-01T10:28:21.645-04:00A short note on the 'robots'...Michael Hohl hit the nail on the head:<br />
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<b>"It reminds my of Buckminster Fuller's 'dymaxion car' that could also turn on the spot (though without a tethering cable ;) )"</b><br />
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All 3 robots are hybrids of vehicles and products: TST_003 = <a href="http://www.dualit.com/">Dualit</a> + <a href="http://www.airstream.com/">Airstream</a>; RDO_002 = <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_Radio">Bush TR82</a> + <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/22/Autos/funonwheels/gm_futurliner/">GM Futurliner</a> and as <a href="http://www.hohlwelt.com/">Michael</a> pointed out, MXR_011 = <a href="http://www.kitchenaid.com/flash.cmd?/#/page/home">KitchenAid Mixer</a> + <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_car">Dymaxion Car</a>. We are playing with futurism as a 'retro' phenomenon. The styling and color palette is based on the 1950s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raygun_Gothic">RayGun Gothic</a> - or as we like to call it SodaPop Chic!<br />
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Other (more subtle) references in the color choice:<br />
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MXR_011's fire engine red is simply the color of our actual KitchenAid mixer.John Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909768827113903914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19491134.post-64252490740003184232010-07-01T01:54:00.000-04:002010-07-01T01:54:28.501-04:00Final Day Before Japan<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSCAJ2bXWHZ2ZIDORwxCzVRoYwbK-o2oNYnRCydKHc_hcP7iGG8t3v0xV7KD7Re2sHAtTnWuZlEdEe5Zw4d5oZldoMMzlWbw8mFHCANwkQHzqX8KFPF2CQh-1r6-Iv5OwPwJ-/s1600/TST_003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSCAJ2bXWHZ2ZIDORwxCzVRoYwbK-o2oNYnRCydKHc_hcP7iGG8t3v0xV7KD7Re2sHAtTnWuZlEdEe5Zw4d5oZldoMMzlWbw8mFHCANwkQHzqX8KFPF2CQh-1r6-Iv5OwPwJ-/s320/TST_003.jpg" /></a><br />
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Since RDO_002 has the "most extensive dynamic tunable capabilities from both in-orbit and deep space sources" we thought it would be appropriate if it chose to communicate via samples from classic sci-fi. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_9000">HAL</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orac_%28Blake%27s_7%29">ORAC</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robby_the_Robot">Robby</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Circuit">Johnny 5</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C3P0">C3P0</a> are all in its repertoire (the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetsons">Jetsons</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner">Blade Runner</a>, the Nostromo's computer from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_%28film%29">Alien</a> and a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clangers">Clanger</a> are in there too).<br />
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The other robots need final assembly - then its off to Japan (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coals_to_Newcastle">coals to Newcastle...</a>) <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9efrZibJUq7TcP94S91rlb4a13K_unI98-BOx0wI9F1cDdW9GQH1LtqzIg9ZlapRid3K0atV-Gzmhw1QWB4XjHqDSHlgR7Wtvtveuu-UrRYNMT7AKTlcaG0X9CQSz3zgu22Kg/s1600/tst_paint.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9efrZibJUq7TcP94S91rlb4a13K_unI98-BOx0wI9F1cDdW9GQH1LtqzIg9ZlapRid3K0atV-Gzmhw1QWB4XjHqDSHlgR7Wtvtveuu-UrRYNMT7AKTlcaG0X9CQSz3zgu22Kg/s320/tst_paint.jpg" /></a>John Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909768827113903914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19491134.post-72691680810326502222010-06-25T08:02:00.000-04:002010-06-25T08:02:09.620-04:00THR_33 in Kyoto<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4_zgDKe2iVfYaeSLk2LTF4gMx6XV9-n1mDUPWnevbrnTg-90KF0OIPR2X9jK9wvsFTxyCYYX4q0InYfMvHpI0uAqAOaGpzJY_sLgqnkO_fLGwYV_55goJSB7pYebhFW8D5PM/s1600/THR_33_delivered.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4_zgDKe2iVfYaeSLk2LTF4gMx6XV9-n1mDUPWnevbrnTg-90KF0OIPR2X9jK9wvsFTxyCYYX4q0InYfMvHpI0uAqAOaGpzJY_sLgqnkO_fLGwYV_55goJSB7pYebhFW8D5PM/s400/THR_33_delivered.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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The tea-house is in Kyoto, Japan.John Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909768827113903914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19491134.post-2406242209572127562010-06-22T01:59:00.000-04:002010-06-22T01:59:39.122-04:00THR_33 (Shipping)The tea-house is heading to <a href="http://www.momak.go.jp/English/exhibitionArchive/2010/381.html">Kyoto</a>, Japan.<br />
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The 'skin' rolled up as one piece.<br />
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All the other components were braced together...<br />
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... and a crate built around them.John Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909768827113903914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19491134.post-82735830984643752312010-06-22T01:38:00.001-04:002010-06-22T01:42:28.160-04:00More THR_33A series of tests of the tea-house 'eyes'. These are done with passive infrared sensors.<br />
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The tea-house structure was assembled and painted.<br />
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The tea-house skin was laser cut and 'stitched' together. The skin is made from 2 layers of precisely cut <a href="http://www.yupousa.com/paper/index.php">synthetic paper </a>pieces that interlock with each other.<br />
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The robot electronics and coding were 90% completed (still some tweaks necessary). We are grateful to <a href="http://art-design.umich.edu/people/detail/osman_khan">Osman Khan</a> for all the time, patience and knowledge that he brought to this part of the project.<br />
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The operable panels (a.k.a. the tea-house 'eyes' were mounted and strung).<br />
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Half of the tea-house skin was test hung.<br />
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<a href="http://chmijoss.blogspot.com/">Chris Johnson</a> fixing the skin.<br />
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<a href="http://westleyjosiah.blogspot.com/">(Westley) Josiah Burger</a> inspecting the skin seams.<br />
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While the skin was in place we did a test of where the robots will be seen and finalized the design and fabrication of the platforms they will inhabit.<br />
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A detail of the tea-house skin.<br />
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TST_003 and RDO_002 look through the tea-house 'eyes'.<br />
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When the 'eyes' are activated they allow for line-of-sight between the robots and any human beings that might be interrupting them.<br />
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More work was done on the tea-house skin and the entire surface was test hung.<br />
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A lighting test was carried out.<br />
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Cezanne checks the view through a tea-house 'eye'.<br />
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We tested various ways of lighting the tea-house.<br />
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RDO_002 ready for paint.<br />
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TST_003 ready for paint.<br />
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MXR_011 ready for paint.<br />
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TST_003 during its 'toast' cycle.<br />
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Tests of the tea-house 'eyes': <br />
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<object height="298" width="450"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12705795&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12705795&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="450" height="298"></embed></object>John Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909768827113903914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19491134.post-7717518670026020992010-06-13T00:09:00.000-04:002010-06-13T00:09:38.989-04:00THR_33 (Update)A busy week. Here is some of what happened.<br />
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I modeled the front of TST_003 from the dimensions of the cardboard mock-up. This incorporates locations for the sensors and guides for the toast 'drawers'. The parts were run on the <a href="http://um3d.dc.umich.edu/services/rp/rp_intro_technologies.html">FDM</a>.<br />
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A piece of ABS sheet was cut out and fitted into the top half of the shell of RDO_002. The same was done for MXR_011. These are to locate and hold both pieces of these shells in place.<br />
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These were fixed in place with ABS /Acetone slurry. (Note the sanded FDM part of TST_003 in place in the image above and in the video below).<br />
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An ultra light density fiberboard (ULDF) buck was cut, sanded, sealed and polished to be vacuum formed over for the rear end of TST_003.<br />
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'Nubbins', dials, drawers, handles and sensor holes were made, cut and inserted.<br />
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Side panels for TST_003 were cut from ABS sheet and joined to the FDM front and vacuum-formed rear part.<br />
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<a href="http://www.rootoftwo.com/rootoftwo/cezanne/">Cezanne</a> began making the circuit boards for the final versions of the electronics.<br />
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Robots ready for final integration.<br />
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In the meantime, Chris Johnson has been working on the tea-house structure and Westley Josiah Burger has been working on the tea-house skin.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlfDXjWtxQyH3cr3o1vP4_GX78tKw8KgDyYjKhZy-VNQ9PbgMYywJEgcsqJPDmR_1qfbqO27WIF2_HlX_X3vttOIbAddglanX9P1OzFFk2yyR-_sqCSo4byIqbUxLNzrg7tmv/s1600/westleylaser.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlfDXjWtxQyH3cr3o1vP4_GX78tKw8KgDyYjKhZy-VNQ9PbgMYywJEgcsqJPDmR_1qfbqO27WIF2_HlX_X3vttOIbAddglanX9P1OzFFk2yyR-_sqCSo4byIqbUxLNzrg7tmv/s320/westleylaser.jpg" /></a>John Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909768827113903914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19491134.post-27416049921618215482010-06-06T12:37:00.001-04:002010-06-06T12:46:25.186-04:00Let's Make ToastI built a functioning prototype of the TST_003 toast mechanism (using the <a href="http://store.firgelli.com/l12-linear-actuato12.html">L12 linear servo</a>) to integrate with the chassis and the robot shell. The photo below shows a comparison with its <a href="http://www.dualit.com/">inspiration</a> (the rear end is an <a href="http://www.airstream.com/">Airstream</a> trailer).<br />
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Now that I have something to take actual dimensions from, I can model the mid section of the robot shell for fabrication.<br />
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The part to be inserted was traced around and cut out. I do straight sections with a scalpel and whittle away at curves with a rotary cutting tool. The edges of the hole are cleaned up with a (<a href="http://www.ktstooling.com/Gesswein%20Catalogue%20Home.htm">high quality</a>) file.<br />
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The part to be inserted was held in place (on the show surface) with masking tape and both parts were fixed in place on a sheet of Aluminum.<br />
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I made some shavings from the off cut of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylonitrile_butadiene_styrene">ABS</a> plastic (with a deburring tool - the thing with a red handle in the picture) and dissolved them in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetone">Acetone</a> (in a glass, ex-apple juice bottle). The Acetone/ABS slurry was painted onto the joint making sure to overlap both pieces. It bites right into both parts and makes the whole thing as one. The melted area stays 'chewy' for a while - so it was left overnight to set up.<br />
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The parts were now fused but the joint line was still visible with a small gap.<br />
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Most of the show surface was covered with masking tape leaving a small exposed area either side of the joint line. This was painted with more Acetone/ABS slurry. As the slurry was getting 'chewy' it was trimmed and the masking tape removed to prevent it getting stuck under the fused ABS.<br />
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Again it was left overnight to set up. After some sanding, RDO_002 now has a 'speaker grill' that won't shrink or crack or pop out if too much flex is applied to the shell.<br />
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I also made the handle for RDO_002 while waiting for Acetone/ABS slurry to set up.<br />
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TST_003 now has a linear servo for the toast cycle and the chassis was adjusted to be lighter.John Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909768827113903914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19491134.post-2564864233105138922010-06-01T00:33:00.000-04:002010-06-01T00:33:39.434-04:00Robot Progress (THR_33)The <a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/gubbins">gubbins</a> have been fitted to the robot shells. Some cosmetic work has been done and progress has been made on integrating the mechanical and electronic components.<br />
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Shawn O'Grady in the <a href="http://um3d.dc.umich.edu/">UM3D Lab</a> built some parts for RDO_002 on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fused_deposition_modeling">FDM</a>. Since the build envelope on this machine is so small the 'speaker grill' had to be built in two halves. However, I took some shavings from an off cut of ABS plastic and dissolved them in Acetone. This makes a great glue. I had used this technique with ABS sheet stock before, but not with an FDM part. It worked out even better than I expected - the Acetone/ABS slurry wicked right into the part and the whole thing is one piece, now.<br />
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One of the big challenges left to overcome is the specific mechanism for the toaster cycle of TST_003. In the picture below you can see the toasting 'drawers' mocked up in cardboard and masking tape to see what potential interferences there might be.<br />
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Testing MXR_011's 'spin cycle'.<br />
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RDO_002 is too cute for its own good.<br />
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Using a servo and a gear to prototype the toasting mechanism of TST_003 was less than encouraging.<br />
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As an alternative, I've ordered a <a href="http://www.trossenrobotics.com/p/figelli-L12-100mm-100-1-Linear-Actuator.aspx">linear actuator</a>. If it works this should free up some real estate and get rid of some additional weight.<br />
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In the THR_33 installation, the robots will 'live' on counter tops within the tea-house structure. We need a way to keep the robots from driving off the edges. <a href="http://art-design.umich.edu/people/detail/osman_khan">Osman Khan</a> accelerated the development of this by writing some code for some <a href="http://www.parallax.com/StoreSearchResults/tabid/768/txtSearch/555-27401/List/0/SortField/4/ProductID/100/Default.aspx">QTI sensors</a> so the robots will follow a line.<br />
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MXR_011<br />
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RDO_002<br />
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TST_003<br />
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Now begins the process of structural, mechanical and electrical integration with the shells of the robots.John Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909768827113903914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19491134.post-1672755246270804752010-05-26T06:58:00.000-04:002010-05-26T06:58:25.566-04:00THR_33 More FabricationMore process:<br />
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<a href="http://art-design.umich.edu/people/detail/mark_krecic">Mark Krecic</a> prepares the vacuum forming machine.<br />
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Heating the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylonitrile_butadiene_styrene">ABS</a>.<br />
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The soft ABS is lowered over the pattern.<br />
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The air is sucked from the platen...<br />
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... pulling the ABS over the form.<br />
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Done.<br />
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The patterns are removed from the ABS.<br />
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Most of the sheet stock is removed and the parts can be trimmed to size.John Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909768827113903914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19491134.post-74543192374481009802010-05-25T01:08:00.000-04:002010-05-25T01:08:02.047-04:00THR_33 Fabrication<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfRAd9a1XFR4uyeYJsZEFucYlxeITJCZGj5WmJezxkGmTnGDFt8RAC1-EqrF21GzonUzCP1YeLwjDuKr6hYeSt9FmiW0e-54Uavvs0pEk2YmJLHWJXDt8NIPCYCmxpcD1SDcF/s1600/milling.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfRAd9a1XFR4uyeYJsZEFucYlxeITJCZGj5WmJezxkGmTnGDFt8RAC1-EqrF21GzonUzCP1YeLwjDuKr6hYeSt9FmiW0e-54Uavvs0pEk2YmJLHWJXDt8NIPCYCmxpcD1SDcF/s320/milling.jpg" /></a><br />
CNC Milling the robot shell master patterns (<a href="http://www.mastercam.com/">Mastercam</a> assistance provided by <a href="http://art-design.umich.edu/people/detail/zack_jacobson_weaver">Zack Jacobsen-Weaver</a>).<br />
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Milled robot shell pattern located in a 'pocket' to prevent the piece flying off the machine.<br />
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The robot shell patterns after milling - some trimming and assembly required.<br />
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The forms coated with plastic resin glue. These will be used as patterns or 'bucks' for <a href="http://stanford.edu/group/prl/cgi-bin/wiki/index.php?title=Vacuum_Forming">vacuum forming</a>.<br />
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The forms sanded and polished (2 days of rubbing) and ready to have hot plastic pulled over them.<br />
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<a href="http://chmijoss.blogspot.com/">Chris Johnson</a> and <a href="http://westleyjosiah.blogspot.com/">Westley Burger</a> with a test section of the tea-house skin. <br />
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Various options for the laser cut Acrylic connectors between the paper layers of the skin.<br />
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A test panel of the vertical, moving elements of the tea-house structure.John Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909768827113903914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19491134.post-1482070561800361872010-05-16T03:01:00.001-04:002010-05-25T09:59:47.210-04:00THR_33 Progress<b>The ‘Tea House’ Structure</b><br />
Conforming to the traditional dimensions of a Japanese Tea House of 9’ x 9’ x 6′, the space provides a series of interactions between user and space, space and robots.<br />
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<b>MXR_011</b><br />
The best kitchen aide you’ll ever have<br />
Automatic and Autonomous – true multi-tasking and sensing in one appliance.<br />
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<b>RDO_002</b><br />
Most extensive dynamic tunable capabilities from both in-orbit and deep space sources.<br />
Don’t buy any other all-in-one media device.<br />
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<b>TST_003</b><br />
Fastest of all sense-enabled toasters.<br />
New and improved user-recognition settings.<br />
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For the “THR_33 (Teahouse for Robots)” exhibition (The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan. Friday, July 9 – Sunday, August 22, 2010).<br />
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rootoftwo and PLY Architecture - with help from Osman Khan, Zack Jacobsen-Weaver, Chris Johnson, Westley Burger and Robert Yuen.John Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909768827113903914noreply@blogger.com0