The idea of makin’ little dudes and dudettes from your leftover components is not new to us, but rarely have I seen it done with such élan as in these examples from Flickr user(s) Lenny&Meriel. There’s tons more! [via MAKE Flickr Pool]
Continue ReadingThere is a whole herd of these cute little orphan robots in the MAKE Flickr pool. The robots you see are adoptable for a fee. Or, in some cases we might be able to work out a trade. (I love art, but can’t always afford to buy it…) Much of my work goes to a […]
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I love the funny and characterful scenes that Lenny & Meriel manage to capture with their Sparebots sculptures — like this dude, obviously ready for a bellyful of button cell. Sparebots
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Phil Clandillon saw a recent post about sparebots, and was moved to show his own work. Asked about his technique to make the animation, he responded with great detail and technical clarity: It was a very DIY operation. I’ve been doing these interactive flyers for around 6 years in my spare time for Sancho Panza, […]
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What do you do with all those extra resistors, capacitors outdated Ic’s and dull red LEDs? Make SpareBots! Part sculpture, part recycling, SpareBots are a festive way to make figures, work with your hands and tell a story, like the SpareBot rodeo below: Flickr user Charlie Beldon has posted up some neat little sparebots into […]
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