2001
Cyclops
サイクロプスは、2001年に開館した日本の国立科学博物館未来館（MeSci）のオープニング記念展示「ロボットミーム」展のために制作され、その後愛知万博2005の「中部千年共生村」パビリオンの中央に設置された。また、オーストリアのArs Electronica Centerの常設展示品にも採択された。
素材: 感光性樹脂、アクリル樹脂、アルミニウム、空気筋肉、鋼材
寸法: 380 x 270 x 2600mm
プロジェクト開始: 1987年6月
ディレクション: 山中俊治
デザイン: 山中俊治
デザインエンジニアリング: 田川欣哉
システムデザイン: 本間純
製作: 日南株式会社
協力: 東京大学工学部情報システム工学研究室
Cyclops is an exploratory study for the future relationship between humans and robots. Thanks to special spherical joints in its spine, and artificial muscles driven by air pressure, this humanoid robot is able to gently swivel and bend its torso, giving it an uncannily lifelike move. It has a built-in video camera on head and was programmed to respond to a person’s movements. As a result Cyclops quietly stands and continuously observes humans as people walk or stop by. In this type of robot exhibition, it is common for people to watch the movements of robots. However, this project has realized a unique scene where robots observe the movements of people.
Cyclops was first commissioned by Japan’s National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (MeSci) in 2001 as a part of its Robot Meme Exhibition. Then It was exhibited at Expo 2005 in Japan, also exhibited at the Ars Electronica Centre in Linz as one of their permanent collections.
MATERIAL: Photo-sensitive resin, Acrylic resin, Aluminum, Air muscles, Steel
DIMENSION: 380 x 270 x 2600mm
PROJECT STARTED: June 1987 / COMPLETED: December 2001
DIRECTOR: Shunji Yamanaka
DESIGNER: Shunji Yamanaka
DESIGN ENGINEERING: Kinya Tagawa
SYSTEM DESIGN: Jun Homma (FLX STYLE Co., Ltd.)
FABRICATION: Nichinan Corp.
Cooperation: Jouhou System Kougaku Laboratory, the Faculty of Engineering, the University of Tokyo.
