fisch Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Thought I'd share one of my side hobbies with y'all. I make robots out of junk! This stuff is all cold joined, but someday when I have a welder I will take it to the next level! THis is D.O.G. he is a puppet. His head totally moves and he can open and close his mouth by pulling a trigger on his tail. This is Mr. Mojo Robo. He is also a puppet, and scoots around on skate board wheels. This is a wedding present I made of my buddy. This is a pic from a photoshoot of me and my most advanced robot-puppet, Emerson. I take him around to schools and libraries and bookstores when I am promoting my books. The kids usually want to run home and make their own robots out of recycled stuff after seeing him! Here is a link to a video of him and about 200 kids! :D Emerson I love them and want to make more! Not enough time in the day! Quote Link to comment
denveratsun Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 :o Freegin GREAT Fisch! Yeah man! Thats so cool! I spend so much of my life teaching and so rarely do I come across any thoughtful, creative stinkin awesome ideas. There are just so darn many lame ideas and old warn out deliveries. I bet the kids just freak out! :D Ever wanna come to Colorado? :rolleyes: Very well done for real! I wish I had time for a "hobby"..... :huh: :unsure: :blink: Quote Link to comment
zerow Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Way to go Fisch! What an awesome way to promote reusing of materials! Now, to make one holding one of those LCD picture frames showing your '59. Call her 'Dottie' and let "her" have the old Rosie the Robot look from the Jetsons...She could be like a 'relative' (aunt, sister, etc) and be proud of the '59s accomplishments and resurection. Here I go rambling again...Still, awesome job! Quote Link to comment
Nismopunch Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 dude you are way too creative haha i like D.O.G., totally awesome Quote Link to comment
jun Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 that is some great work! Love it!! Quote Link to comment
skunk Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 i want a pic of Emerson in your datsun. :D Quote Link to comment
skunk Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: OH OH OH you should make a little rat hood ornament. :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: and you could use a manual clutch cable to make it move its mouth from the drivers seat. 2 Quote Link to comment
zerow Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: OH OH OH you should make a little rat hood ornament. :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: and you could use a manual clutch cable to make it move its mouth from the drivers seat. +1! THAT IS AN AWESOME IDEA!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted April 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 :o I bet the kids just freak out! :D Ever wanna come to Colorado? :rolleyes: They totally freak! I PMd you, but YES touring is something I'd totally be into! I do it around new england, but would love to take the message even farther! Check this out dude! This is a project that I designed to show the kids that they can make a robot out of recycled stuff too! The whole thing was done with almost nothing but a hole punch. (I made metal wheels which required punching a hole in them with a hammer and nail, but it could easily be done with plastic lids for wheels and a hole punch.) Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted April 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 +1! THAT IS AN AWESOME IDEA!!!! +2 indeed!!! Quote Link to comment
The Dat-side Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 This stuff is rad! I love your paintings and it's neat to see your style carried through to the robots too! Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 That's friggen great. Love the Build-a-Robot kit :cool: Quote Link to comment
WagDatto Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Awesome! When I bought my vintage road bike, the guy gave me a bin full of extra, useless original parts that came from the build. Almost all of it was scrap, but almost all of it was totally cool looking! My "robot" doesn't move QUITE as much as yours does, but the fingers all can be repositioned, and I left it so all the derailleurs and some of the other parts could still "function" like they do on a bike. Just started grabbing things and tacking them together with the mig. Turned out pretty cool, I want to grab more junk and do another one to give this guy a friend! 1 Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 That's awesome Fisch. Totally reminds me of Mystery Science Theatre 3000. Way to be creative... yet again. :cool: Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted April 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Wag that thing is awesome! Quote Link to comment
Creepy Cruiser Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Those are absolutely awesome! I too have been building junk creatures for many years. Most of mine are all animatronic though, built from junk and use CO2 or compressed air, or linear actuators to move/walk/talk etc... I build lots of Halloween type stuff for displays, haunted houses, etc., but all of it is very kid friendly with no blood or gore, and nothing that jumps out at them. Here is a small vid of my garbage can dude. He is completely self contained with CO2 and is motion activated. (all built with junk laying around the house). He hides from the kids when they scare him, instead of him scaring them. Kids love him Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted April 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Creepy that is amazing right there!!! Imagine the bot we could build together! Quote Link to comment
motavated Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 These thing are really cool! What you working on now guys or have planned? MAnnnnnn... Quote Link to comment
Creepy Cruiser Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Creepy that is amazing right there!!! Imagine the bot we could build together! Yep yep yep, craziness it would be, lol. That would be killer. I'll see if I can find some more old vids. (maybe my 20' jumping spider or my little coffin that has a little kid skeleton dressed up in a goosebumps costume, that opens it up, sits up, giggles and says happy Halloween.) Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 you guys make some rad stuff! Quote Link to comment
Vegas Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 some of the things you make these out of i would kill for. the old oil cans and tool boxes. and that old RADIO! fawwwwwwk Quote Link to comment
Creepy Cruiser Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Lol, it's creativity at it's finest. Quote Link to comment
Vegas Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 yea but those items coould be adorning my 620 lol either of you wanna make me a hood ornament??? Quote Link to comment
paradoxx Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 hey fish, youre a complete artist! my respects to you. Quote Link to comment
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