{"id":22514,"date":"2015-02-20T17:39:58","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T08:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/?p=22514"},"modified":"2015-02-25T16:42:33","modified_gmt":"2015-02-25T07:42:33","slug":"pinoko-robot-to-debut-in-theatrical-adaptation-of-the-iconic-black-jack-manga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/22514","title":{"rendered":"\u201cPinoko\u201d robot to debut in theatrical adaptation of the iconic \u201cBlack Jack\u201d manga"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Brought to life by Takanishi Laboratory, the \u201cPinoko\u201d robot will debut in the Human Art Theater\u2019s rendition of \u201cBlack Jack.\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pinoko2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22351 alignleft\" alt=\"pinoko2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pinoko2.png\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a> The Human Art Theater will perform a theatrical rendition of Osamu Tezuka\u2019s masterpiece, \u201cBlack Jack\u201d from February 18<sup>th<\/sup> to February 22<sup>nd<\/sup>. The popular character Pinoko will be played by a robot created by the Faculty of Science and Engineering&#8217;s Takanishi Laboratory.<\/p>\n<p>Pinoko first appears in the 12<sup>th <\/sup>chapter of Black Jack, \u201cTeratoid Cystoma.\u201d Pinoko was a rare type of parasitic twin that was constructed from a mass of organs and given the appearance of a human child by the unlicensed but genius surgeon, Black Jack. The arms, legs, and body of the Takanishi Laboratory developed robot are detachable and its eyes are equipped with CCD cameras that project the robots field of vision onto a screen. Equipped with 25 motors, the robot is a complete and charming reproduction of the iconic Black Jack character.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pinoko1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22353 alignright\" alt=\"pinoko1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pinoko1.png\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In one scene a projector displays Black Jack\u2019s field of vision while he is working on Pinoko. The projection creates an intense sense of realism which is followed by a performance of the Pinoko robot reacting to her new body and becoming aware of the world around her.<\/p>\n<p>Lecturer Kenji Hashimoto of Takanishi Laboratory comments, \u201cPreparation for combining theater and robotics began last spring and the creation of the robot was linked to a 3<sup>rd<\/sup> year undergraduate and 1<sup>st<\/sup> year graduate class. We created a robot that can perform, but it is not normal for non-members of the Takanishi Laboratory to operate the robots. I am relieved that everything has gone smoothly.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22359\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pinoko3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22359 \" alt=\"pinoko3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pinoko3.png\" width=\"320\" height=\"327\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Pinoko&#8221; is brought to life with 25 motors<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>For inquiries about the robot<\/h4>\n<p>please contact the Takanishi Laboratory at 03-5369-7329<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0Osamu Tezuka\u2019s Masterpiece, \u201cBlack Jack,\u201d Revived through Theater!<\/h4>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Date: \u00a0February 18<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 February 22<sup>nd<\/sup><\/strong> <strong>\u00a0Performed Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u201cTeratoid Cystoma\u201d (Pinoko Performance)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u201cBank Trouble\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u201cMaternal Affection\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u201cDetective Danbukuro\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Location: Ikebukuro Big Tree Theater<\/strong> <strong>\u00a0Admission:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Advance Tickets \u2013 5,000 yen<\/li>\n<li>Same Day \u2013 5,500 yen (Non-reserved seats)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>URL\uff1a\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.human-art-theater.jp\/mangeki_vol1.html\"><b>http:\/\/www.human-art-theater.jp\/mangeki_vol1.html<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brought to life by Takanishi Laboratory, the \u201cPinoko\u201d robot will debut in the Human Art Theater\u2019s rendition of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22632,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[118,81],"tags":[185,178,175],"class_list":["post-22514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headline","category-news","tag-arts-en","tag-research-en","tag-students-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}