Free Soul Engineers
Free Soul Engineers (Korean: F학점 공대형) is a Korean science entertainment TV program produced by XTM (XtvN) channel of CJ E&M. Unlike well-known science entertainment programs - Mythbusters, White Rabbit Project, Colin Furze’s youtube channel, machines in the Free Soul Engineers are deliberately built to create unpredictable comedy situations. Five members (Noh Hong-chul, Song Hojun, Lee Kyu-han, Moon Se-yun, Lee Yong-jin) of the Free Soul Engineers must work together to operate one system and they have to compete with the human expertise of the each episode. To keep up with program schedule, each machine had to build in 2 weeks including ideation process.
Year: Pilot - 2016/ Season 1 - 2017
Client: XtvN TV channel / program site
Services:
Idea consulting
Machine & system concept & design
Fabrications and productions
Open source repository management
FSE Season 0 Pilot episodes
Science fishing: smart lure + smart electric reel + drone + RC fishing boat
Billard machine: pneumatic controlled billiard machine with projection mapping guide software
Smart golf system: sensor equipped autonomous drone with dronekit + golf posture guide
FSE Season 1 episodes
Raphago: the ultimate ramyun(ramen) making machine
Hwalphago: the ultimate archery machine
Jetphago: jet engine mud race machine
Danphago: the ultimate billiard machine 2
Love Duck: 5 person collaborated RC boat control system using wearable sensors and pads
Raphago
Hwalphago
Jetphago
Dangphago
Love Duck
