@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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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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.
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...
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!
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
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)
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.
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!"
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.
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.
@@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.
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! 💚🖤
Those shots you got of the Mentos experiment with this setup were outstanding! Seriously some of the best visuals I have seen in this category. If there are TH-cam awards for these kinds of things, you need to win something Gav. Your skills are in a league of their own.
@@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
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 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
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
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.
Damn, that's some impressive engineering work. Love these behind the scenes / making of videos where you nerd on about a subject you're really interested in ;)
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
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.
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
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.
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.
“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.
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.
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.
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
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!"
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
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?
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?
This version of Gavin Free is such a treat to watch.
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.
Nice to finally see Dan back. He hasn't changed a bit!
Shaved his beard
he seems to have lost his lab coat though.
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.
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)
Slowmo guys 2 is just a masterclass in videography
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.
I'm just here waiting to see Geoffs sick stunts ;)
If you know, you know ;)
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!
As someone who use to program robots like this to paint cars on an assembly line.... This was a great explanation. GG Gavin!
Incredible bit of kit. D.A.N. is unstoppable!
I mean apart from the 324,221 ways to stop him in an emergency :D
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..
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.
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!!
This is beautiful and amazing. Wish I had chosen a different path in life.
When Dan finally comes back to film SMG he'll be like "they took er jerbs!"
Oh, and thanks man. Love what you do. Never stop.
GOD DAMN I've been trying to figure out how Gav got that shot in the mousetrap video for fucking ages. That's brilliant.
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.
Dynamically Actuating Nano-Bot.
DAN-B.
Nothing Nano qbout that bot 😂
Always nice to hear you talk about something you're clearly super passionate about. More !
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.
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...
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!
Alternate video title: Dan's Finally Back!
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
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
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)
This thing is a final destination scene waiting to happen
Always impressed and grateful for your willingness to patiently share and explain and demonstrate. Such a hero!
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!
What a great episode of show and tell
I love the slow Mo guys. I wish you included out takes and did more behind the scenes.. vlog style
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.
Love Dan's new look, really Bulked out his Arm
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 😹
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.
saw a snail "drinking" water, it happens so fast that you need to film it.
That'a great.
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!
At first I thought dan was being replaced... then I realised...HE IS IN THE ROBOT.
I can't wait for the jealously & fueds between Old Dan and Dan 2.0 =D
I’ve missed Dan
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.
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 was AMAZING, Gav! I am sold.
Ordered one on Amazon just now. /s
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
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! 💚🖤
the cake is a lie...Dan has become gLados
i am still alive
19:35 I was one of them asking that question! It's come full circle now.
Thanks!
Oh wow i almost didn't recognize dan, hes really agile
I've worked with moco gear a few times over the years, always impressive to watch
Calling it DAN. Noiice
Those shots you got of the Mentos experiment with this setup were outstanding! Seriously some of the best visuals I have seen in this category. If there are TH-cam awards for these kinds of things, you need to win something Gav. Your skills are in a league of their own.
Thanks Gavin
For all that you do
But mainly
For being YOU
"and my favourite button in the whole program: Run the move anyway" 😂😂
You have to Collab with corridor crew again. They would love this thing.
Love your work! Fascinating to see how you accomplish these shots. You’ve come a long way from filming in the back garden!
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
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.
I love the info on the side... 'DO NOT APPROACH WHEN RED LIGHT IS ON' ... They MEAN it. This thing will take you OUT.
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 would consider shortening the Ethernet cable as you don't want all that excess weight hinging on a connection after being flung about repeatedly
Yes please. More behind the scenes. But please secure those cables.
Dan made it back…. Is it one piece if they’re all connected?
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
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 :(
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
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."
Love watching this man work
May I suggest to relocate the cable coil on to the arm and secure it there.
Damn, that's some impressive engineering work. Love these behind the scenes / making of videos where you nerd on about a subject you're really interested in ;)
Looks like the IMAX projector room at Cosmonova, Stockholm Sweden
So jelly!! Nice stuff man, these are seriously awesome toys hardly any of us ever get to play with without that sweet dollar dollar.
"Like the name implies, this bolt is FAST"
What Usain?
👏 well crafted sir.
2 minutes in and this thing is already the coolest thing in the world
OMG get a shorter Ethernet cable!
Now that is an expensive toy, but its no toy..lol...Thanks for opening our eyes to a whole new world of production!
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
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.
DAN seems ridiculously cool! Dan's also ridiculously cool, and I hope they get along!
That's actually pretty cool, the software looks pretty complicated at first but Gav actually explained it very well.
I cant wait for Dan to meet Human Dan!!