Robotics

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

View more articles by Gareth Branwyn
Share via

Crabfu Steamworks’ Swashbots have crabwalked their way from one end of the blogosphere to the other. Folks can’t get enough of the characterful little buggers. I-Wei got tons of requests to post more information about how the bots were made, so he’s posted this three-part build series on YouTube.

Swashbot Build Video part 1 of 3
Swashbot Build Video part 2 of 3
Swashbot Build Video part 3 of 3

Related:

Tagged

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

View more articles by Gareth Branwyn