Things I've learned about South Korea:
1. Don't go outside during the month of August. It's a bad sign when your glasses fog up from the humidity as you walk out the door.
2. Bread and butter pickles are a very popular pizza side-dish.
Project status as of 4 August 2013:
I'm working through some issues in the Beta DRC Hubo Solidworks model in order to make another export of the URDF model. The entire mass of the Hubo is still larger than it should be (about 54 kg compared to around 47 kg) and I suspect that the density of the bolts may be greater than in reality. Geometric issues with the parts have been fixed; the wrist poles are the correct length. The majority of the electronics boards have been added to the model.
I'm waiting on Tae-Jin's instruction on how to assemble the rest of the hands to complete the build instructions, but it seems unlikely as the last batch of parts won't arrive until next week. The shoulder assembly should be similar to the assembly of the Hubo2+, but I can't guarantee that the steps will be 100% accurate.
Notable photos:
Prof. Oh took Nick, Will and I out for dinner last Tuesday as a sort of welcome/farewell event.
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| Dinner with Prof. Oh and company. |
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| I'm still not sure what is the difference between Korean style sashimi and Japanese style sashimi. Maybe it's how it's cooked? |
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| One fish, two fish, raw fish, why is the waitress bending over in the corner? |
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| Moves in your mouth... |
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| Om nom nom... |
Alex was in Daejeon this weekend and I was instructed to bring the Hubo Lab crew out for a night of mandatory drinking.
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| Korean BBQ. |
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| "Yes, call the bar 'THE THE THE'. Did I stutter?" |
Seeing that it was my last weekend in Daejeon, I decided to walk aroundthe city and check out some of the museums and Expo Park, the site of the 1993 International Science Exposition. Unfortunately, the rain from earlier in the morning blocked off most of the bridges connecting the north and south parts of the city.
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| The Bridge Under the River Kwai. |
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| Going to Korea to see fine American art. I was also the only American there. Awkward... |
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| A sculpture made of La-z-boys was sitting next to this. |
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| Some of the pieces on display were from the Philadelphia Art Museum. I feel like it would be easier for me to see them in Philly any other time but I probably won't. |
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| Here we have some... painting? I'm an engineer, not an art historian. |
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| I've seen people take pictures with cellphone cameras, but this is a little too much. |
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| "What is this? A museum for ants!" |
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| Speaking of art, here's a sketch of Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones (reference) I made as a gift to Nick and Will for putting up with me for the last 2 months. I guess it turned out OK. |
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| The only robot story I want to hear is how to assemble the Hubo. |
Things I've learned about myself:
1. I'm still bad at pool but I'm 'meh' at darts.
2. Sashimi isn't too bad.
Non-Hubo Lab Koreans/non-Koreans I've met:
I met Alex's friends, Inae and Bora, at Yellow Taxi when walking around Dunsan.
