{"id":7909,"date":"2023-10-29T08:35:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T13:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=7909"},"modified":"2023-10-29T09:06:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T14:06:05","slug":"r5-d4-moves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=7909","title":{"rendered":"R5-D4 moves!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>[UC#1]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the robot that my son <b><span class=\"ed-note\">[UC#1-P1]<\/span><\/b> has been working on for the last year or more. Most of it was 3-D printed on his printer. He had to figure out all the wiring and computer programming and all that stuff. This was the final part, getting the wheel motors going and responding to the proper remote control commands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On his behalf I am happy to make the announcement for use on the <strong>WLBOTT <\/strong>site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>[UC#1-P1]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Subject:<\/strong> R5-D4 moves!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve been trying to get R5-D4 motorised before the snow arrived. Well, I only beat the snow by a few days &#8211; but I did beat the snow!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s a short video of my results. Cheers!<br><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ewQ7HyMgCY?si=pKLdRCyUmkM4dXuI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Semi-Sequitur: The Word &#8220;Robot&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"ed-note\">[Thanks to UC#2&#8217;s previous research and Slavic language background]<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_231029_186-Copy-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_231029_186-Copy-1.png 682w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_231029_186-Copy-1-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencefriday.com\/segments\/the-origin-of-the-word-robot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Science Friday<\/a><\/em><\/strong>&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencefriday.com\/segments\/the-origin-of-the-word-robot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_231029_189.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_231029_189.png 638w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_231029_189-300x109.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ismail al-Jazari: the Father of Robotics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <em>13th century Muslim scientist <strong>Ismail al-Jazari<\/strong> created several automated devices. He built automated moving peacocks driven by hydropower. He also invented the earliest known automatic gates, which were driven by hydropower, created automatic doors as part of one of his elaborate water clocks. One of al-Jazari&#8217;s humanoid automata was a waitress that could serve water, tea or drinks.<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ismail_al-Jazari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ismail_al-Jazari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_231029_191.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_231029_191.png 724w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_231029_191-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Al-Jazari_-_A_Musical_Toy-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Al-Jazari_-_A_Musical_Toy-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Al-Jazari_-_A_Musical_Toy-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Al-Jazari_-_A_Musical_Toy-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Al-Jazari_-_A_Musical_Toy.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A musical toy<br><sub>By Farrukh ibn Abd al-Latif &#8211; folio-from-kitab-fi-ma-arifat-al-hiyal-al-handisaya-the-book-of-knowledge-of-ingenious-mechanical-devices-automata-by-al-jazari-d-1206-a-musical-toy-in-the-form-of-a-boat-reverse-text-calligrapher-farruq-ibn-abd-al-latif\/TgGLsVEprNzoxQ \u2014 Google Arts &amp;amp; Culture, Public Domain, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=635055<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Metropolis: MARIA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MARIA is honored in the Robot Hall of Fame:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Directed by Fritz Lang, the black and while silent movie is set in the year <strong>2026<\/strong>, in the city of Metropolis, a vision of massive industry based on the back-breaking labor of the underclass.<\/em><br>&#8230;..<br><em>MARIA, for the enduring power of your image as one of film\u2019s first female robots, and for your continuing inspiration in the creation of female robotic imagery in both science and science fiction \u2026 we welcome you, MARIA, to the Robot Hall of Fame!<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.robothalloffame.org\/inductees\/06inductees\/maria.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robot Hall of Fame<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_005.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"901\" data-id=\"7929\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_005.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_005-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_005-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_005-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_005-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_005-1200x676.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_008.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"7927\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_008.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_008.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_008-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_008-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_008-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_008-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_007.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-id=\"7928\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_007.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_007.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_007-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_007-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_007-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_002.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"486\" height=\"454\" data-id=\"7926\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_002.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_002-300x280.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_009.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"7925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_009.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_009.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_009-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_004.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"880\" data-id=\"7931\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_004.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_004-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_004-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_004-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_003.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"825\" data-id=\"7932\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_003.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_003-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_003-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_003-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_00601.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"828\" data-id=\"7935\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_00601.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_00601.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_00601-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_00601-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_00601-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_016.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"7930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_016.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_016.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_016-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_016-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_016-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maria Re-Imagined<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/midjourney\/comments\/13vd761\/fritz_lang_metropolis_1927_reimagined_through\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reddit post<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_015.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"7938\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_015.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_015.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_015-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_015-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maria_018.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" 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