Germination Chigadziriso Chekutanga: Chimiro cheUnyanzvi by Atsushi Kobayashi

Germination Chigadziriso Chekutanga: Chimiro cheUnyanzvi by Atsushi Kobayashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award in Hunyanzvi Hwakaisvonaka neKuiswa kweHunyanzvi Competition Category.

BronziHunyanzvi· 2023

Germination Chigadziriso Chekutanga: Chimiro cheUnyanzvi

by Atsushi Kobayashi

Client: TV Asahi Corporation

Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award Winner in Hunyanzvi Category

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The Design

About Germination Chigadziriso Chekutanga: Chimiro cheUnyanzvi

Rondedzero yeBhuku: Germination i-installation yeunyanzvi inobatanidza ruoko rwerobhoti remakambani, chiedza uye miti. Ruoko rwerobhoti runoongororwa senge kamera rinomera kubva pasi mushure penguva yekuzorora. Nzendo dzeLED dzinoumba midzi uye dzinopa chiedza chinoratidzika sechikafu chekusimudzira kukura. Bhora rechiedza rakaiswa pamusoro peruoko uye rinodzorwa sekunge rine upenyu. Projection mapping inoshandiswa pane chikuva, icho chakavakwa nezvinhu zvakagadzirwa neruoko zvakasanganiswa nezvinhu zvechisikigo. Muonero uyu unopera mushure meminiti nhatu apo mwaranzi wezuva unopenya uchibva mumakore, uye kamera rinotanga kutumbuka.

The Recognition

About the Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award

Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award wakahwinwa ne Germination Chigadziriso Chekutanga: Chimiro cheUnyanzvi, rukudzo rwakakwirira kwazvo runopiwa kumadhizaini akasiyana anozivikanwa nekugadzira, njere nekungwara. Vakunda veBronzi mabasa ane unyanzvi hwakakwana uye kugadzira kunoshamisa kunosimbisa ruzivo rukuru, pfungwa nehunyanzvi hwevagadziri vawo. Germination Chigadziriso Chekutanga: Chimiro cheUnyanzvi inotarisirwa kuva chinhu chinokudzwa kwazvo, chinoremekedzwa uye chinodiwa, chine hunyanzvi hunoonekwa uye zvitsva. Dhizaini iyi yakahwina Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award inosanganisa maitiro akanakisa muhunyanzvi, sayenzi, dhizaini netekinoroji uye yakasiyana nekutarisisa zvidiki. Germination Chigadziriso Chekutanga: Chimiro cheUnyanzvi inogutsa zvinodiwa zvakanaka, inobata zvishuvo, inokwezva manzwiro uye inomutsa kuda kuziva.

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)