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Germination Installazione artistica by Atsushi Kobayashi
Germination Installazione artistica by Atsushi Kobayashi
Germination Installazione artistica by Atsushi Kobayashi
Germination Installazione artistica by Atsushi Kobayashi
Germination Installazione artistica by Atsushi Kobayashi

Bronzo Belle Arti · 2023

Germination Installazione artistica

by Atsushi Kobayashi

  • A' Design Award di Bronzo 2023 in Belle Arti
  • CLIENT: TV Asahi Corporation
  • Estimated Number of Design Views: 16,606
  • Verification code 8086ECFDDD · Verify this award
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About Germination Installazione artistica

Germination è un'installazione artistica immersiva che unisce un braccio robotico industriale, luce e piante. Il braccio robotico è coreografato come un germoglio che spunta dal terreno dopo un periodo di dormienza. Strisce LED formano le radici e diffondono una luce che appare come nutrimento. Una sfera luminosa è montata all'estremità del braccio ed è controllata come se fosse viva. Sulla scena, composta da manufatti ed elementi naturali, viene applicato il projection mapping. Lo spettacolo, della durata di tre minuti, si conclude con i raggi del sole che filtrano tra le nuvole mentre il germoglio sboccia.

About the A' Design Award di Bronzo

Germination Installazione artistica ha vinto l'A' Design Award di Bronzo, un riconoscimento altamente prestigioso conferito a design eccezionali che si distinguono per creatività, ingegno e astuzia. I vincitori di Bronzo sono manufatti ampiamente abili e sorprendentemente creativi che autenticano la vasta esperienza, l'immaginazione e l'intraprendenza dei loro designer. Ci si aspetta che Germination Installazione artistica sia un oggetto molto apprezzato, ammirato e amato, notevolmente professionale e innovativo. Questo design vincitore dell'A' Design Award di Bronzo incorpora le migliori pratiche dell'arte, della scienza, del design e della tecnologia, ed è eccellente per l'attenzione al dettaglio. Germination Installazione artistica soddisfa splendidamente i bisogni, tocca i desideri, affascina i sentimenti e attira la curiosità.

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Unique Properties
Germination is an immersive installation which features an industrial robot arm and lighting and plants.
A robot arm is choreographed as a sprout which germinates from the ground after a period of dormancy.
At the beginning of the show, it absorbs nourishment from its LED roots and gradually starts to germinate. And after raining and thundering, it sways in the wind. Rays of sunlight shines from clouds and eventually it will bloom.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 3m x Depth 3m x Height 2m
Tags
robot, installation, art, immersive, contemporary, projectionmapping, led, TouchDesigner
Production Technology
Many processes were taken to realize this installation.
To send a command to control an industrial robot arm remotely, a communication system was developed. The robot arm’s maximum payload was 10kg but moment had to be taken care of.
And an attachment equipment was needed specifically for this robot arm. Wing Robotics, a startup company helped the project to solve these problems and eventually a show control system was developed that everyone can easily use.
Design Challenge
We took many processes to realize our installation.
To send a command to control an industrial robot arm remotely, we developed a communication system. Maximum payload was 10kg but we had to take care of moment.
And we designed attachment equipment specifically for this robot arm. We collaborated with a startup company to solve these problems and eventually developed a show control system that everyone can easily use.
Research
Software
TouchDesigner, Blender, Fanuc ROBOGUIDE

Hardware
Fanuc CRX-10iA/L, Windows PC

Support received from
Wing Robotics
Fanuc
Inspiration
This installation was created with a wish that it is going back to a normal and peaceful world soon and people germinate from constraint and eventually bloom again.
Project Duration
The project started in April 2021 in Tokyo, and was exhibited in Go Tech, Tokyo in March 2022.
Operation Flow
The show was run by a control system which has a straight forward UI. It can start a robot arm, sound, LED lighting simultaneously. Also it is possible to simulate how everything works on a preview window. The show is 3 minutes long but it can be operated by one person to click a button to start it.
Patents
Copyrights belong to Atsushi Kobayashi
Image Credits
Creative Director, Creative Technologist : Atsushi Kobayashi (tv asahi)
Robotics Engineering : Liping Feng, Liang Lin(Wing Robotics)
Flower artist : Akiko Suzuki (Mitsurin Tokyo)
Sound design : Atsushi Kobayashi (tv asahi)

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