forget relays & plywood... PAPER!

Martin Hodge

http://www.wimp.com/paperrobot/

Zoot

That is very cool. In a few of the photos you can see some of his/her other paper contraptions. Nice.

4x5n

Martin Hodge wrote: »

http://www.wimp.com/paperrobot/

I didn't catch how he made the power source!

erco

Fantastic final product. That was exhausting just watching the video. Building the thing was a labor of love, but making a detailed video like that REALLY puts it over the top. Anybody who wants to try something along those lines should try one of these paper clock kits first...

http://www.amazon.com/Make-Your-Working-Paper-Clock/dp/0060910666

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROuPRs_rJi0 another amazing stop motion assembly video

Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)

The whole time I was watching that video, I was thinking, "If only that guy had a laser cutter!" But still, just being able to design all those parts and visualize how they're to be folded and assembled is amazing.

-Phil

Leon

Something that was used a lot for model-making when I worked for Xerox Research (UK) was Fome-Cor:

http://www.fomecore.net/

It could be surprisingly rigid, with plenty of bracing.

Humanoido

4x5n wrote: »

I didn't catch how he made the power source!

At 3:04 you can see the rubber band. Check the other robots he made. http://www.geocities.jp/kikousya290821/gallery.htm and this one http://www.geocities.jp/kikousya290821/paperrobot3.htm

Humanoido

It looks like he's offering a kit.
http://www.geocities.jp/kikousya290821/menue.htm

And lots more robots are shown here in detail.
http://www.geocities.jp/kikousya290821/tc.htm
http://www.geocities.jp/kikousya290821/makingreport.htm

There's PDF files for download with some templates.

That's one kit I'd like to have!