In Easter you can see eggs of all kinds: painted eggs, decorated eggs, chocolate eggs, candy eggs, boiled eggs, and so on.

So, I wanted to make something different with my eggs, so I created a Mech Egg!

For building it, I used plastic parts from toys and two piano keys. The egg base was made with a deodorant cap.

This instructable has two parts:

How to make the Mech body (motionless) to use it as eggcup (WARNING: this is a prototype and uses plastic junk from different sources. Food safety is not guaranteed.)
How to install an electric motor to transform it into a VibroMech Egg!

I'm participating in the Egg Contest. If you like my instructable, your vote will be very appreciated!

(Here is a previous instructable using a plastic egg, just in case you need more ideas)

Step 1: Materials

You can find most of the materials from broken toys. Even from a toy gun I got the motor and some cables, and the triggers from four guns where used as pincers for the robot.

So basically, I need the following items:

Deodorant cap
4 plastic triggers from toy guns
2 piano keys
2 blue covers for electric sockets
1 chair from R/C car
1 plastic box for earplugs
4 iron long pieces
1 3V motor
1 switch
1 AA batteries holder
bolts, screws and iron washers
Assorted plastic pieces from toys.
Super glue

TOOLS:

Dremel rotary tool
pliers
screwdrivers
hot glue gun
soldering iron

Step 2: Pincers

I found two plastic pieces from a R/C car, and they look very suitable for the arms, so I drilled them and attached the triggers using bolts and screws, to make them look like pliers.

Step 3: Egg's Cockpit

Using a screw, I attached the deodorant cap to the plastic chair. Then I drilled a hole in each side, to attach the arms using screws and bolts.

Step 4: Legs

I attached a socket cover (foot) to an end of each piano key, and I attached the iron pieces to the middle of the keys.

Step 5: Attaching the Legs

Before drilling the holes, I had to check where was the best place to put the legs. I tested with a boiled egg, to verify the center of gravity of the mech, even considering the installation of batteries and motor. After that, I attached the legs using screws and bolts.

Step 6: Time to Test It for Breakfast!

Why everytime I use the kitchen, it has to become a mess?

After eating the egg, it was time for the second upgrade: VibroMech Egg!

Step 7: Motor Backpack

The mechanism works with a basic electric circuit: batteries are connected to a motor and a switch in one of the cables activates the mech.

I modified an earplugs plastic box to house the motor, and I drilled some holes to pass through the cables.The motor was fixed inside the box using hot glue. The switch was installed in the clip of the box.