tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post809650809504192398..comments2024-03-28T18:37:12.987+02:00Comments on absorptions: The Atomic-Powered RobotOona Räisänenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08764440174916554983noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-47226095396695658912020-07-13T09:09:30.334+03:002020-07-13T09:09:30.334+03:00A serious sewer should take care of their sewing m...A serious sewer should take care of their sewing machine just like a musician must take care of their instrument. <a href="https://www.w3onlineshopping.com/sewing-machine-oil/" rel="nofollow">sewing oil</a><br />seostar2https://www.blogger.com/profile/12756640167667319567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-42439731083428658562019-09-01T00:41:14.784+03:002019-09-01T00:41:14.784+03:00Very cool! and amazing! Pls, tell me, where I can ...Very cool! and amazing! Pls, tell me, where I can download perl-code? Thank you for answer.monatkodenishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10856965365260430651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-77980231621729997192017-02-07T11:43:21.162+02:002017-02-07T11:43:21.162+02:00Does he not work anymore? I hope you'll be abl...Does he not work anymore? I hope you'll be able to hear that sound once more!Oona Räisänenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08764440174916554983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-90104163506686029252017-02-07T10:33:33.251+02:002017-02-07T10:33:33.251+02:00Hi ..I am ghelo of philippines ..i have the vintag...Hi ..I am ghelo of philippines ..i have the vintage tommy robot during my chilhood way back 1985 ,that is my favorite gift of my father bought in KSA (saudi arabia)..i miss the recorded sound of my favorite toy and the sound after pushing/pressing the yellow button on tommy's head ..the voice recorded like this "I am tommy,i am the atomic powered robot. Please give my best wishes to everybody....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-58979021426769426762016-12-30T17:18:23.047+02:002016-12-30T17:18:23.047+02:00I have 2 Tommy robots, neither moving or talking. ...I have 2 Tommy robots, neither moving or talking. Can they be fixed, any help is appreciated.Jo Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06781373195607281236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-50380503012044328182016-11-21T21:33:26.910+02:002016-11-21T21:33:26.910+02:00"Any one knows the difference between the two..."Any one knows the difference between the two versions of this robot…one that says 2002 VS the one that says OMNI"<br /><br />I have the 2002 model and it can blow smoke rings through a hole inte the head if you put sewing machine oil in a filling hole! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-37338086212519463122016-02-17T12:36:32.982+02:002016-02-17T12:36:32.982+02:00I can take a look if you come to Helsinki some day...I can take a look if you come to Helsinki some day.Oona Räisänenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08764440174916554983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-61348519908997395952016-02-17T01:27:08.676+02:002016-02-17T01:27:08.676+02:00Could you help me I can't seem to get the ligh...Could you help me I can't seem to get the lights to work is there a way it seem that everything else work I hope you can help me thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-3816045623289111602015-10-23T06:39:36.864+03:002015-10-23T06:39:36.864+03:00Any one knows the difference between the two versi...Any one knows the difference between the two versions of this robot…one that says 2002 VS the one that says OMNI ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-84712047352473022012014-05-04T23:39:14.585+03:002014-05-04T23:39:14.585+03:00Greetings from Serbia. Today I bought Tommy Atomic...Greetings from Serbia. Today I bought Tommy Atomic on a local auction web site, got him home, and did not get up until it was functioning like his first day. Kudos to Oona for her inspiring work and play, girls that love robots and play with technology are too rare, I wish we had at least one in each neighborhood!-)Mihailo Alićhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345161896579213326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-37240223666051848962014-01-15T02:36:16.455+02:002014-01-15T02:36:16.455+02:00That's fascinating stuff. The record reminds m...That's fascinating stuff. The record reminds me of the "See N Say" toy I had when I was a kid. That was unique as it was entirely mechanical, you pulled a string to wind it up. Naturally I took it apart :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-89128504914950604242013-12-23T21:17:13.220+02:002013-12-23T21:17:13.220+02:00i just bought a tommy robot in eaby and i need hel...i just bought a tommy robot in eaby and i need help to fix it.... thanks for your space... grettings from mexico.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-2452165288457379822013-10-30T01:25:28.280+02:002013-10-30T01:25:28.280+02:00After fixing my own non-functioning Tommy robot to...After fixing my own non-functioning Tommy robot today, after him resting in a box for 20+ years, I found your post very interesting. The arm-return mechanism had merely dislodged and as he cannot move while 'talking', he just did nothing. Half hour of fixing and a happy ending all round for the atomic robots of the world! Read online he is a 70's retro guy too...Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-53166987858873732642013-05-27T10:07:17.425+03:002013-05-27T10:07:17.425+03:00Kiitos näistä. Käytin pitkää valotusaikaa, jotta e...Kiitos näistä. Käytin pitkää valotusaikaa, jotta ehdin valaista levyn tasaisesti joka suunnasta. Ympyräsalamaa tms. kun ei ole.Oona Räisänenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08764440174916554983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-20166431710878376952013-05-27T10:02:32.480+03:002013-05-27T10:02:32.480+03:00Mielenkiintoista..
Kannattaa muuten avata tuota au...Mielenkiintoista..<br />Kannattaa muuten avata tuota aukkoa hieman, että ei tule niin ikävästi diffraktiota (tai aliasingia, miksi sitä haluaakaan kutsua) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffraction , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliasing.<br /><br />Jos haluat käyttää pitkää valotusaikaa minimoimaan sulkimen aiheuttamaa tärähdystä (tai no peilihän siellä lonksahtelee enemmänkin), kannattaa joko <br />a) ottaa kuva peili lukittuna auki-asentoon tai <br />b) varustaa kamera ND-suotimella (harmaasuodin, jolla voidaan keinotekoisesti himmentää kuvaa http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suodin_%28valokuvaus%29#Harmaasuodin_.28ND_2.2C_4.2C_8.29 )<br />molempi parempi<br /><br />Kannattaa tuon lisäksi ottaa kuva joko kaukosäätimellä tai ajastimella, jotta kamera ei tärähdä laukaisimen painamisesta.<br /><br />Kuva on yleensä tarkimmillaan himmennettynä n. f/5,6 - f/9 välillä, riippuen käytetystä objektiivista. f/32 on mielestäni aika rankasti liikaa.<br /><br />Lisäksi kun katsot käyttämäsi objektiivin vääristymien ominaisarvot ja korjaat ne photoshopissa, niin saat parhaan mahdollisen tuloksen aikaiseksi.<br /><br />Myös HDR kuva vois olla aika toimiva.Masahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01939871571390592295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-51905284018530237162013-02-17T12:10:05.515+02:002013-02-17T12:10:05.515+02:00There are two downsides to this: 1) I don't ha...There are two downsides to this: 1) I don't have a flatbed scanner 2) Flatbed scanners use a sweeping line scanner and a linear light source, whereas the disc is circular, so the irregular shadows and other distortions would probably be similar to those in this photograph.Oona Räisänenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08764440174916554983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-40875808586941444682013-02-17T11:41:40.523+02:002013-02-17T11:41:40.523+02:00Hey, won't a high res scan of the disc using a...Hey, won't a high res scan of the disc using a flatbed scanner be a better way to do this?liwei!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18232615459729655110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-42922243689988596722013-02-14T16:55:48.651+02:002013-02-14T16:55:48.651+02:00Indeed, though I'm too attached to this partic...Indeed, though I'm too attached to this particular robot to start making invasive mods :)Oona Räisänenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08764440174916554983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-3929689696652339782013-02-10T22:17:42.759+02:002013-02-10T22:17:42.759+02:00Ideas for a modification...Ideas for a modification...Oona Räisänenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08764440174916554983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-26452019612271691052013-02-10T19:53:55.135+02:002013-02-10T19:53:55.135+02:00"A toy robot!"
http://youtu.be/gWXINqfc..."A toy robot!"<br /><br />http://youtu.be/gWXINqfcX0o?t=14m40sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-13264107481856788362013-02-06T20:54:00.553+02:002013-02-06T20:54:00.553+02:00I tried translating the width into amplitude, but ...I tried translating the width into amplitude, but it was noisy as well! I was able to extract more than 3 bits by subpixel interpolation, though.Oona Räisänenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08764440174916554983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-4864570264528302952013-02-06T06:23:18.792+02:002013-02-06T06:23:18.792+02:00This is ridiculously awesome, I did not know there...This is ridiculously awesome, I did not know there were tiny gramophones like this one inside vintage toys(if I only knew back then...). This calls for alot of different mods and improvements to the design and features of this toy! Awesome work!<br /><br />(off to ebay to get a shitload of this little gramophone designs)Reyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223388892755012948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-45102841509171145442013-02-05T06:39:32.225+02:002013-02-05T06:39:32.225+02:00Awesome post and update! Looks like there's &...Awesome post and update! Looks like there's "width" information at every point in the groove. Maybe you could measure intensity along a line perpendicular to those blue overlay marks you've superimposed on the image. Then you could extract the "width" of the bumps along the groove and translate that to amplitude? I suppose you would need a higher resolution image though otherwise it seems like you would only get like 3 bits of information per sample!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-77528110159044720412013-02-04T19:59:35.008+02:002013-02-04T19:59:35.008+02:00I've thought about that. It would of course ne...I've thought about that. It would of course need more images to be taken. Also, I've pondered on scanning it with a laser.Oona Räisänenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08764440174916554983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096278891763426276.post-53171917597660626322013-02-04T18:46:24.992+02:002013-02-04T18:46:24.992+02:00Hats off to you, that's some awesome work ther...Hats off to you, that's some awesome work there. This is just begging to be scaled up full size 7"/12" vinyl. <br />Just wondering if approaching it slightly differently, and spinning the record, taking an image sample at many intervals and reading that, so as to avoid aliasing, would give any improvement. As opposed to rotating the light source, then scanning in a circular fashion around a square image.Arthur Yarwoodhttp://www.hifihunter.comnoreply@blogger.com