@@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.
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.)
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
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.
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)
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
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!"
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.
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.
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
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
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!
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.
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!!!
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!
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!"
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
I’m working with motion control every day and I see how many thought has gone into this robot, especially into the software. Who else could have developed that but Mark Rober.. Amazing to see
Those robots are such a crazy bit of kit! Glad you secured that cable because it was driving me mad! Looking forward to seeing what you come up with using it
@@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
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.
This is the video that has the "Hey, B" audio clip that Gavin thought he was talking to on the phone when his air pods switched to his Mac. (To hear the full story: Listen to "F**kface" anywhere you regularly listen to podcasts)
It's official: Dan's been replaced by a robot.
We all knew it was coming one day...
I mourn his loss. D.A.N. could never wear a labcoat quite like Dan could... 😢
But where is he? Is he OK? Did they fall out? 😳 I figured it was just lockdown related before, but now...🤷🏼♂️
@@jakebatch874 Travel between the UK and Texas is still limited.
@@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.
I miss Dan! Robot Dan is not the same, but he’s cool!
Where is he ?
@@Silencer_Matrix stranded in another country 😓
Yeah. The problem is that they can't abuse D.A.N like they usually do
Technically, with his active cooling fans D.A.N. is much cooler than Dan
@@vaisakh_km im sure he’ll be back soon 😔
Looks like Dan finally made it across the atlantic, but at what cost.
We can rebuild him. We have the technology. We can make him better than he was. Better, stronger, faster.
About $275,400
Gav pulled a Full Metal Alchemist on Dan
Bro dan turned into GladOs
Just picturing Dan watching this from his tunnel under the Atlantic and seeing he’s been replaced 😅😂😋
But how's it look in a labcoat?
Tunnel under the Atlantic? What?
@@decker9911hg it's a running joke Gavin's been doing during the pandemic.
Dan's in England and Gavin joked that he would dig all the way to Texas
@@ImRobin07 oh okay thank you!
@@ImRobin07 It's not a joke and it's to smuggle drugs between the 2 Countries.
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.
Dang that's expensive.
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.
Or we protest
Slo-Mo of the camera smacking into Gavs forehead?
Which means he’s free to be in front of the camera eliminating the need for Dan.
This just means that Gav gets to sit in a chair the whole time using a computer and Dan gets to haul around a heavy arm now.
“Like using theatre mode in halo.”
Now THAT was a throwback Gav.
I'm specifically reminded of a couple of awesome shots of Tucker in Sandtrap.
Gavin gets a robot that does his job of controlling the camera and still manages to use it to replace Dan
I'm surprised he didn't name is WILSON
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.
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.)
But have you met Dan?
Nice to finally see Dan back. He hasn't changed a bit!
Shaved his beard
he seems to have lost his lab coat though.
Slowmo guys 2 is just a masterclass in videography
The amounts of "bloody"-expressions from Dan, when he sees this massive robot, will be outstanding 😂😂
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
This version of Gavin Free is such a treat to watch.
Incredible bit of kit. D.A.N. is unstoppable!
I mean apart from the 324,221 ways to stop him in an emergency :D
I love that the rig just allows itself be break if you want to take it that far.
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.
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)
WAIT, you own that? Looking forward to many great videos in the future.
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
@@reddragon3132 I'm sure Gavin can finda way.
@@jjpark98 Gavin is a determined lad, he will find a way just to prove us wrong
@@munchyos Did you see the space of the studio? Maybe he will just bring the garden to the robot :D
@@reddragon3132 Mount it on tank treads, or a squad of Spots.
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!"
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.
I'm just here waiting to see Geoffs sick stunts ;)
If you know, you know ;)
This is beautiful and amazing. Wish I had chosen a different path in life.
Gav...I'm beginning to think you accidentally killed Dan trying to get a dangerous slow-mo shot and this whole COVID thing is just a cover story.
It actually came from Dans corpse?
when have they ever done anything dangerous? :|
I suspect a balloon was involved...
@@tjg555 maybe it was the first time they did something dangerous and maybe it will be the last 🤔
@@lonelystephy8856 what? They do dangerous stuff all the time? Ya saying jumping from a broken ladder into a trampoline with 1,000 mousetraps is SAFE?
Oh, and thanks man. Love what you do. Never stop.
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~
I had to pause to read the bracelet, chungə!
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@@AxxLAfriku stop. Get some help.
@@AxxLAfriku what are you on about you goddamn weirdo?
That's what the shirt is! I was like, "I know this symbol....but from where???" TY!
The videos where Gavin gets a new piece of technology to use or explains the ones he uses for videos are incredible. Easily my favorites.
As someone who use to program robots like this to paint cars on an assembly line.... This was a great explanation. GG Gavin!
Always nice to hear you talk about something you're clearly super passionate about. More !
To be fair, maybe Dan was a robot all along. It would explain his uncannily perfect aim/timing when hitting/triggering/jumping on things.
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...
2 minutes in and my mind is already melting…
These behind the scenes videos are always really cool, thanks for giving us some insight into how you work.
When Dan finally comes back to film SMG he'll be like "they took er jerbs!"
I really like when he talks about the actual camera stuff and gives really interesting details that I would've never thought about otherwise haha
Dynamically Actuating Nano-Bot.
DAN-B.
Nothing Nano qbout that bot 😂
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.
Gav: “these are used for high budget films and commercials”
Also Gav: “I got it so I can dick around with it”😂😂 love your content gav!!
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
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
Love Dan's new look, really Bulked out his Arm
Alternate video title: Dan's Finally Back!
What a great episode of show and tell
GOD DAMN I've been trying to figure out how Gav got that shot in the mousetrap video for fucking ages. That's brilliant.
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!
This thing is a final destination scene waiting to happen
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.
I love the slow Mo guys. I wish you included out takes and did more behind the scenes.. vlog style
I've worked with moco gear a few times over the years, always impressive to watch
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!!!
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!
saw a snail "drinking" water, it happens so fast that you need to film it.
That'a great.
I'm glad you still say zed after all these years of living in the states. :)
At first I thought dan was being replaced... then I realised...HE IS IN THE ROBOT.
Yes please. More behind the scenes. But please secure those cables.
Naming it Dan was the cutest fucking thing. He said the full name and I thought "well thats kinda lame innit" and then it showed the abreviation..
That was AMAZING, Gav! I am sold.
Ordered one on Amazon just now. /s
How hot does a camera like this get, while recording. I'd imagine they get quite warm
Oh yeah. There's a reason they sound like a cyclone or an entire server farm when you start them up haha!
I can't wait for the jealously & fueds between Old Dan and Dan 2.0 =D
Always impressed and grateful for your willingness to patiently share and explain and demonstrate. Such a hero!
Give it a sword and make it auto-attack everything in its range.
"I appear to have invented a sword weilding robot arm, would like to volunteer to turn it off your"
Stuff Made Here almost did that with a chainsaw.
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!"
This is Slow Mo Guys 2 not Michael's Reeves 😹
Seeing Gav exited about camera equipment makes me so happy 😊
This is alot of work just to film Geoff's bike trick...
^^^^^ this comment, hahaha!
I was just thinking about him using this for geoffs sick trick haha
Now that is an expensive toy, but its no toy..lol...Thanks for opening our eyes to a whole new world of production!
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.
I’ve missed Dan
"and my favourite button in the whole program: Run the move anyway" 😂😂
Oh wow i almost didn't recognize dan, hes really agile
DAN seems ridiculously cool! Dan's also ridiculously cool, and I hope they get along!
Calling it DAN. Noiice
19:35 I was one of them asking that question! It's come full circle now.
Thanks!
Congrats on finally finding a new Dan. The old one was getting rusty anyways hahahaha
Where's Dan anyways I'm kind of pit of the loop
@@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.
That's actually pretty cool, the software looks pretty complicated at first but Gav actually explained it very well.
the cake is a lie...Dan has become gLados
i am still alive
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.
You have to Collab with corridor crew again. They would love this thing.
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.
Thanks Gavin
For all that you do
But mainly
For being YOU
I’m working with motion control every day and I see how many thought has gone into this robot, especially into the software. Who else could have developed that but Mark Rober.. Amazing to see
Dan made it back…. Is it one piece if they’re all connected?
This is amazing Gavin. You are truly the best. Thanks for slo me guys and everything you do.
That desk looks way too nice. Maybe Jeremy should kick it.
Those robots are such a crazy bit of kit! Glad you secured that cable because it was driving me mad! Looking forward to seeing what you come up with using it
DON'T TRY A FULL LEFT TO RIGHT IN UNDER 10 FRAMES, I ALMOST TIPPED MY ROBOT OVER!
Will it just accept any input and try to do it without any warning?
@@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
I whip my DAN back and forth
I whip my DAN back and forth
The scariest part is all the dangling cables whipping around.
Seriously, the uncontrolled torque on those connectors from the whip inertia!
A little wire dress would go a long way.
I would consider shortening the Ethernet cable as you don't want all that excess weight hinging on a connection after being flung about repeatedly
In this video cable connectors are screaming in pain. Awesome stuff GAV. Miss you DAN.
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.
@@DavidSprin I just thought he was making fun of the card being slower than his megafast drive. I did listen again and still think he said "C Farce."
2 minutes in and this thing is already the coolest thing in the world
Where have you guys been?
feels like I've had to watch things in normal speed for months now!
I think you havent been getting notifs... gavins been uploading relatively regularly
@@bustedkeaton Those pesky algorithms :(
Yay, love robots! They are so cool, interesting to find out how it works.
Looks like the IMAX projector room at Cosmonova, Stockholm Sweden
I really love this educational yet entertaining vids, I love how I had no questions left at the end of the video
OMG get a shorter Ethernet cable!
Love the behind the scenes documentary. Keep em coming.
May I suggest to relocate the cable coil on to the arm and secure it there.
Love your work! Fascinating to see how you accomplish these shots. You’ve come a long way from filming in the back garden!
"Like the name implies, this bolt is FAST"
What Usain?
👏 well crafted sir.
Love watching this man work
This is the video that has the "Hey, B" audio clip that Gavin thought he was talking to on the phone when his air pods switched to his Mac. (To hear the full story: Listen to "F**kface" anywhere you regularly listen to podcasts)