Demo Hours
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Entrance Lobby 1. Circular Loom（5 min.） |
● 9:55 |
● 11:25 |
● 13:25 |
● 14:55 |
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Steam Engine 2. Steam Engine（5 min.） |
● 11:00 |
● 14:30 |
● 15:30 |
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| Creative Workshop(Only Sat, Sun and Holidays) 3. Live TECHNO Show（15 min.） |
● 11:30 |
● 14:00 |
● 16:00 |
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Demonstration of Metal Working Technologies |
4. Casting（10 min.） | ● 11:30 |
● 14:20 |
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| 5. Forging（10 min.） | ● 9:40～16:30（Operating at 10 minute intervals.） |
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| 6. Cutting（10 min.） | ● 10:50 |
● 14:50 |
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South Lobby 7. PartnerPobot ViolinPerformance |
● 11:10 |
● 13:20 |
● 14:40 |
● 15:40 |
● 16:40 |
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1. Circular Loom（5 min.）
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This symbolizes the “spirit of being studious and creative” that the museum tries to communicate. It is the original loom invented in 1906 by Sakichi Toyoda, the founder of the Toyota Group, and it weaves fabric using a rotating circular motion.
【Hours】9：55、11：25、13：25、14：55
Video demonstrating the Circular Loom in operation
(Filmed on August, 2019) 2. Steam Engine（5 min.）
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Built over 100 years ago, this Swiss-built Steam Engine is the largest in Japan. Its powerful drive is sure to amaze any visitor.
【Hours】11：00、14：30、15：30
Video demonstrating the Steam engine in operation
(Filmed on August, 2019) 3. Live TECHNO Show（15 min.）
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The principles/mechanisms of fibers and automobiles are explained in an easy-to-understand manner using experiments and models.
【Hours】11：30、14：00、16：00（Only Sat, Sun and Holidays） 4. Casting（10 min.）
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Watch the coagulation of molten metal poured into metal and sand molds. This demonstration shows the casting of a small aluminum cylinder block.
【Hours】11：30、14：20
Video demonstrating the Metal Working Technologies Casting in operation
(Filmed on August, 2019) 5. Forging（10 min.）
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View the processing of shaping room temperature or hot metal into an object by applying pressure with special tools. This demonstration shows the forging of a miniature connecting rod.
【Hours】9：40～16：30（Operating at 10 minute intervals.）
Video demonstrating the Metal Working Technologies Forging in operation
(Filmed on August, 2019) 6. Cutting（10 min.）
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Watch the processing of cutting or trimming metal with a blade. This demonstration shows the process of finishing a forged object by trimming it on a lathe.
【Hours】10：50、14：50
Video demonstrating the Metal Working Technologies Cutting in operation
(Filmed on August, 2019) 7. Violin Performance by a Partner Robot
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Debuted at the Japan Pavilion during the Shanghai Expo in 2010, it came to the museum in June 2014. It is a bipedal walking partner robot, who can play the violin with its delicate fingering and arm movements, just like a human. Performance
【Hours】11：10、13：20、14：40、15：40、16：40
Video demonstrating the Partner Robot Violin Performance in operation
(Filmed on August, 2019)