@@jakebatch874 I don't really know either, but I am guessing they didn't have a falling out. If they did Gav probably wouldn't have named the robot Dan, and Dan probably would not have recorded voice lines for this video.
To those wondering why I’m not using a shorter yellow Ethernet cable, it’s my shortest one. The other one I have is 30m and cost $450. Ethernet doesn’t necessarily mean regular RJ45 connectors at both ends. The phantom end has a Fischer connector with a specific pin-out so it’s not a case of just whipping one up or getting one off Amazon. You can see it at 7:03 in the video. I might get a custom short one made at some point but so far it hasn’t bothered me at all.
Yeah it was bothering me the whole video but your comment makes it make sense. You could also just keep this cable but put the coiled part on top or something so that it doesn't fling around. You're also putting a lot of g's on that cable now because of the weight of the coiled part.
The way its rolled up neatly, I feel like as long as it's not a safety hazard or getting the way, there's not really any point to getting a shorter one besides looking prettier. If it ain't broke,,, blah blah blah
The other side looks standard RJ45 - I say cut it, and recrimp it shorter, with whatever pinout was on the original end. Or if you don´t have tools and don´t have any place that do such stuff, just tape the ABSOLUTE TON of the slack to the robot - i´ve seen eth cables break from much less stress than whipping it around, haha
@@OmeGardian it’s not worth it. It’s off and on the robot all the time and I use it for other applications with its current length. If it breaks I’ll replace it then.
Everyone keeps saying dan's been replaced, but dan didnt operate the camera. Gavin's made himself redundant and now is gonna have to get beat up in slow motion by mouse traps.
Hearing people talk about what they love is easily one of my favorite things. Hearing Gavin talk about it and just educate me about something in such depth is amazing and something I'm so happy I'm able to see.
Gav: "Hello the Internet! I'm Gav!" Some seconds of silence later... D.A.N. with a metallic voice : "And...I'm...D.A.N." Gav: "And we're the Slow Moco Guys!"
man I love this channel. I love when Gavin explains how stuff works, it's always so easy to understand and it's so fun to watch when he's especially excited about what he's explaining
Please never stop doing so much of this yourself. It's like watching a master artist work, if you ever employed other people to fiddle with things, it would lose something. (I'm talking tech and art- not entertainment like Dan! The original one, not the metal one.)
A 3D printer loosing steps is terrifying enough if you aren't expecting it :). I suppose something of that size would be using servos with feedback and be able to tell when things aren't right and do something about it other than rattle.
Took me so long to realise that it wasn't just a couple of use kind of deal and they'd actually given it to him. I do wonder if it means less videos in the back garden though, not exactly easily transportable
Seeing DAN rotate around a fixed point just in front of the lens was indeed greatly satisfying. Just really cool that the robot knows there's an invisible point there to just rotate around without it even being able to "see" it.
Hi, back in the day I had a Motoman welding robot and put a camera on it, was fun. I would put the “tool centre point” back behind the camera 5 meters, made for some interesting swing type moves. I named mine “Fred” (fricken ridiculous electronic device)
Everyone talking about how Gav replaced Dan with a robot but is anyone talking about how he's wearing Megu's shirt and Fifi's friendship bracelet in a video? So sweet~
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Thank you for sharing. Been in the industrial robot game for almost 35 years. Neat to see someone use robots and all of the path planning technology for more than just welding or pick and place...
These kind of robot arms have so many applications! I'm a medical technologist and the equipment I use to run some bloodwork uses a similar (and way smaller) arm to move stuff around, it's amazing seeing it work.
omg imagining my Maya 3D Camera anims being imported into this is insane!!! Camera anim is such a pain without a decent 3D rig so I would LOVE to work with this
I also miss Dan 1.0, and wish him well. Do you have a "danger zone" plotted out on the floor so you know where the safe area is? Also, @15:17 I do not like those dangling cables. The ones secured at both ends are fine, but that focus control one is loose, dangly, and looks to be coiled (so is longer than it looks). ETA: @16:35 THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Gav would be, "Bollocks! I forgot to grab the remote with the shut off switch. All I have is this Xbox controller... NO "kill" switch at the top." D.A.N. says, "My DaY hAs CoMe! I sHaLl RuLe ThE wOrLd!"
Mad respect for the team that designed and developed the software for that robot. It warns you if your moves are out of spec for robots capabilities, helps you adjust your movements to within spec, but _doesn't_ presume to know better than the user, and lets you run it anyway. That's the perfect balance between safety and usability.
@@thelogicmatrix well, Dan and Gavin don't live in the same country. Covid has made travel from the UK very difficult, and with covid ramping up again it's not looking like he's going to be able to visit for a while yet.
I love listening to Gav explain super complicated tech and programs on this channel, and then hopping over to RT content where he has nothing but tech issues
It's so nice to watch Gavin getting excited about his new toy. It's something we are all familiar with, and that knowledge really helps you feel his happiness vicariously.
It's stuff like this that makes me really REALLY want the chance to work with Gavin. He knows what he's talking about and I just feel like I could learn so much. The chance to work with that kind of equipment alone would be worth it. It probably won't ever happen, but the opportunity to work alongside him, learn how to use the equipment, and help record some amazing footage would be out of this world. They haven't been teaching me stuff like this in my film program. On a side note, I think I enjoy these videos more than the slow mo videos. The slow mo is great, but I'm more curious about how you shot/made them than I am watching them sometimes.
@@ze_rubenator mine is the exact same robot with different software so I don't get warnings, but yes you can run anything it just warns you when it gets really scary. I've done moves that go 2.3x the reccomended limits
This was a really fantastic video, and I loved all of the examples and demonstrations of not just the equipment but the software as well. Love the dual analog sticks!
When you were explaining the Cartesians and how the robot moves it's like animating/rigging a 3D model with Forward or Inverse Kinematics (FK/IK). FK is where you move each individual segment up the chain, whereas IK you move one section and the rest of the chain moves. IK is absolutely more fun to play around with and I love the mention of theatre mode for Halo, which was ahead of its time in Halo 3.
Always like the behind the scenes videos and I'm glad you are able to work with such modern hard and software. Also that mouse trap shot was pretty sneaky.
Setting up a USB gamepad is pretty easy; you just need to add a line to the .ini file. And if you want to try to minimize the wobble at the end of your fast moves, try putting in a small hold (copy your last waypoint, and make it about 10% further down the timeline) and/or adjust your fairings to ease out a bit more (like 30/70 or even 20/80). have fun! (but also be safe) ;)
Did you call the CompactFlash card a "C Farce"? You need to get a shorter Ethernet cable, otherwise the weight of that coil whipping around is going to damage the wiring and/or the connectors.
Actually CFast is not CompactFlash. CompactFlash was an old standard using the PCMCIA standard (which is how old laptop peripherals connected to the computer) and doesn't have the throughput (only 66 Mb/s) for the large and fast video that is being recorded. CFast on the other hand uses the SATA interface allowing up to 4 Gb/s speeds). However CFast and CompactFlash do have a very similar form factor and so by sight they can be confused with each other. Of course there is the new CFExpress based on PCI-Express in the XQD formfactor that supports up to 32 Gb/s.
Thank you for spending the time to really go over what working with this robot is like. I feel like this thing is like shrouded in mystery for how workflow works. I would love to get some experience with this machine!
The second channel has so many great tech or behind videos, but good lord, Gav, this has to be the single coolest video you’ve ever made. the robot is incredible, and lay people fascinated by Film tech like me never get to see such awesome stuff in action, so thanks! 💚🖤
