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FYP Process 5: going against the Law? Hardware+Software


According to Isaac Asimov ,
the three laws of Robotics: 1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2) A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such Read more →
Final Year Project #05 Project Update

After meeting with Prof LP, there is a few question that I would need to find out to make my project direction clearer:
Why do I use devices? Because device is tangible object, its a physical thing that we can interact with. Although screens is also an object but the interaction are display it did not provide a physical, touchable and tangible Read more →Final Year Project #04 Presentation 1


Memoires: FYP presentation 1

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_HLoDr2WStH1U72ny6P4TFeqagEfAkH5KTTFR84qVb4/edit?usp=sharing
FYP Presentation 1 OURS, Explorer 27 the lost robot


SLIDES and VIDEO compilation
https://youtu.be/rEdpZkIjlew
The Slides were made with multiple programs,
Adobe After Effect for the animations(I got my animation template online and edited it.) Adobe Premiere Pro for converting the animation into GIF Powerpoint slides for the slides.
Why use GIF for animation? Because a video in slides is not loopable and have too much constrains, so if I separate one animation into 2 Read more →
FYP Process 4: Construction, Unity and Lidar


Aluminium profile measuring and cutting
20mm*20mm aluminium profile was used to construct the internal frame because it is easy to work with, lightweight and durable.
(Just for the record, I did not work in the dark but turned off the light for documentation purposes only.)
3D Modeling
This is the mounting adapter created in tinkercad to match the steel Read more →
FYP Soul - Why?

Why robot? Why Guiding robot? Why a whole system including a company, a backstory of how the Robot came to FYP exhibition?
First thing first, Why am I building a robot for FYP?
The answer is much more than just because I like it (and of course I do!) Culturally, there are two opposing opinion of a robot – A western one which Read more →
Final Year Project #03 Research

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOB4Vn1V1dE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiG13q79iQE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9eaS3YhXa4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQRYIH2HwfY&t=5s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP36xoPXDnM&t=4s
Final Year Project #02 Research

https://vimeo.com/142659892
I think this is quite interesting where they uses the detection on the device to triggers the sounds. It makes the users move around to interact with the artwork which I felt its a different experience.
Maybe I could hang my camera this way for more feasibility.
https://vimeo.com/64018037
In this artwork the photographer are portray in digital while also directing the model to Read more →
Final Year Project #01


After the first meeting the feedback given was:
Have a clearer direction and justify the problem Refine on the title What is the difference of camera in the olden days and now? How can you take photo in art form? Research about assembly line metaphor Capture of feelings / we feel Read more →