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I've long been a fan of this guys work. Such an amazing concept and brilliantly carried through.
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Main site here : http://www.crabfu.com
And just to give a graphic idea of what we're talking about :
It's difficult enough to build a robot from ground up let alone make it steam powered !
On a lighter note - BotJunkie has short article on his latest creation :
http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/04/21/crabfu-swashbot/#more-634
Swashbot in action:
don't miss the other video in the article where the bot bumps into a cat :)
April 21, 2008 4:31 PM
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April 21, 2008 8:41 PM
That swashbot is pretty funny, cat sez 'hm swashbot no has flavor!'
I like his steam creations too, he's a very creative guy!
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April 21, 2008 9:04 PM
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I like his creations, but calling them robots sticks in my throat.
The swashbot in particular is well articulated, but it's an RC bug, not a robot.
I'm not saying it isn't cool. It's very easy on the eyes. I'm just saying it doesn't seem to be able to do anything other than respond to the remote control.
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April 22, 2008 1:16 AM
updated: April 22, 2008 1:17 AM
I've always admired his work, but as Mr Scott says, they aren't robots. It's all R/C. Crabfu calls them all R/C, with the exception of the steam powered armatron which definately isn't a robot, extremely cool, but not a robot.
April 23, 2008 10:02 PM
I have an old mamod minor steam engine around that I wanted to use for a photovore. I tried to add a second piston to the thing but there wasn't enough steam pressure to run it. The second piston was going to be used to run a small dynamo that would run the electrics including a geared motor for steering. Now it is just another 'project' sitting on my work bench looking sad...
Where will the madness end?www.evosapien.com/robosapien-hack/marcus
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