Giant Kinetic Robot sculpture from recycled and found materials

Giant Kinetic Robot sculpture from recycled and found materials
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This Instructable will take you through some of the steps involved in building the Robot sculpture titled "General Debris". He gets his name from the many salvaged and found objects that he is built from. The General is one of many sculptures that I have made in this fashion over the years. If you would like to see more of them please visit www.nemomatic.com

 
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Step 1Layout

Layout
Each piece begins by arranging parts on the floor until some kind of plan presents itself. Seen in the images attached are railing sections, vacuum cleaner attachments, cellulite shaker, food processor, drills, vacuum handles, small beer kegs, light fixtures, soil aerators, etc. The shape of the robot is pretty clear at this point, though little work has been done. The feet and hips show the most actual progress so far.
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36 comments
Jan 18, 2012. 3:16 PMfreeza36 says:
in the first picture on the first step..... the robot has genitalia
Jul 12, 2011. 7:50 AMtinker234 says:
wow hey didnt you help protype this once or what i saw the same sculptre from that
Jul 13, 2011. 7:38 AMtinker234 says:
you did a great job on those things
Jul 13, 2011. 7:38 AMtinker234 says:
yep
Sep 10, 2007. 2:51 PMkillerjackalope says:
again another beautiful sculpture I love the sound the mechanics make but this guy needs a reciprocating saw attatchment for the crotch, think arms move, followed by the distictive sound and his crotch sawing intruders up while violating them, multitasking at its finest.
May 17, 2011. 5:14 PMdragonsniper says:
lol thats not a bad idea hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

lol i just felt like doing that
Dec 5, 2010. 6:43 PMbluelantern says:
"establish his gender...lol" nicely put.your work is so amazing! captivating too.the possibilities and so endless!!! a pure pleasure to check out your stuff.
Jan 31, 2009. 2:20 PMSarahMichelle says:
We see his twig and berries! lol lol.....
Dec 5, 2010. 6:40 PMbluelantern says:
twig and berries??? hahaha never heard that one before,lol.
Mar 14, 2010. 2:16 PManim8er says:
How about a sound system so he says "Are you talking to me?" or "What are you looking at, Pilgrim?"

Too Cool.
Jan 18, 2009. 12:31 PMddw36 says:
Do you sell your work, if so I would love to see what you have available. Do you do any other kinetic art like RBS's?
Jul 11, 2008. 5:40 AMMouserz says:
next make him get an erection every hour
Aug 6, 2008. 8:50 PMOompa-Loompa says:
LOL
Mar 10, 2008. 10:19 AMsanty22 says:
alll hail to the holy crap he has a penis!
Apr 2, 2008. 7:07 PMCerafem says:
(and testicles)
Feb 10, 2008. 11:18 AMSuperCoPilot says:
well i know what i'll be doing for the next couple of weekks/months
Jul 8, 2007. 12:57 PMChris Bilton says:
Excellent! Hey, what about a suitcase for him with different groin attachments? When you have snap-on tackle like that it's a shame to limit yourself...
Jan 7, 2008. 7:44 PMaryana says:
Fantastic! A wonderful re-use of materials and great design. I like the trad g'nads on this model - but the drill chuck and suitcase full of attachments both sound like great ideas too.
Jul 8, 2007. 11:57 PMChris Bilton says:
Thanks for prompt reply, can't wait for pics. Seriously though, I admire your work, it has given me the impetus to scale up my stuff and add movement, motorised or even hand cranked by the spectator, I suppose than depends on the subject matter and also how secure everything is.
Dec 16, 2007. 5:00 AMbedbugg2 says:
yeah i like these knetic structures
Jun 26, 2007. 1:59 PMcarbon says:
To top it all off, you gave him lasers! That's so very, very cool. Now I have to go make something of my own, heh. :D
Jun 24, 2007. 1:41 PMlemonie says:
Fantastic. (I'd love to see him piss oil...) L
Jun 26, 2007. 1:34 PMcarbon says:
Okay, I'm really glad it wasn't just me thinking that. :P
Jun 24, 2007. 8:50 PMJohn Smith says:
Exactly what I was thinking (kind of).
Dec 3, 2008. 5:22 PMThelonelysandwitch says:
my friends name is john smith seriously
Jun 26, 2007. 12:07 PMcrabfu says:
That's awesome Nemo, just dashing!
Jun 25, 2007. 12:56 PMewilhelm says:
Beautiful!
Jun 24, 2007. 6:11 PMFreakCitySF says:
Nice stuff
Jun 24, 2007. 5:11 PMTheCheese9921 says:
OMFG look between his legs LMFAO!!! nice
Jun 24, 2007. 5:11 PMTheCheese9921 says:
sorry its funny
Jun 24, 2007. 4:25 PMtrebuchet03 says:
Your portfolio is absolutely amazing.
Jun 24, 2007. 1:56 PMDanny says:
cool
Jun 24, 2007. 1:48 PMHonus says:
Awesome! The details and craftsmanship are amazing. That is very impressive work.

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I am a kinetic sculptor who works from found materials.