Germination Galuega Fa'atino Muamua: Fa'atagata O'Ata by Atsushi Kobayashi

Germination Galuega Fa'atino Muamua: Fa'atagata O'Ata by Atsushi Kobayashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Apamemea in Faatufugaga Maualuga Competition Category.

ApamemeaFaatufugaga Maualuga· 2023

Germination Galuega Fa'atino Muamua: Fa'atagata O'Ata

by Atsushi Kobayashi

Client: TV Asahi Corporation

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Faatufugaga Maualuga Category

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The Design

About Germination Galuega Fa'atino Muamua: Fa'atagata O'Ata

Tusitusiga o le Tusi: O le Germination o se fa'aaliga fa'atagata o'ata fa'apitoa lea e tu'ufa'atasia ai se lima ropota fa'apisinisi, moliga, ma la'au. O le lima ropota ua fa'atulagaina e pei o se timi e tupu mai le eleele pe a mae'a se vaitaimi o le mapusaga. O fasi moli LED e fai ma a'a ma tu'uina atu ai le malamalama e foliga mai o se meaai fa'atupu. O se polo malamalama e fa'apipi'i i luga o le lima ma pulea e pei ua ola. E fa'aaogaina le fa'ata'ita'iga ata i luga o le fogafale, lea e fausia mai mea tau fa'atufugaga ma mea faanatura. E fa'ai'u le fa'aaliga e tolu minute a'o susulu mai ave o le la mai le ao, ma pupula ai le timi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Germination Galuega Fa'atino Muamua: Fa'atagata O'Ata, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Germination Galuega Fa'atino Muamua: Fa'atagata O'Ata e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. Germination Galuega Fa'atino Muamua: Fa'atagata O'Ata e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

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)