Giant Cardboard Robot Arms

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• Humanoido Posts: 5,770

  2010-07-22 16:30 edited 2010-07-22 16:30

  It's amazing what you can do with cardboard. Do you think these will fit onto a spare Penguin robot? I have a penguin that wants to flex some muscle.
  
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• GWJax Posts: 267

  2010-07-22 16:50 edited 2010-07-22 16:50

  Ya I'm going out to buy all 7 that they have in stock for $85 each.. LOL They are pretty neat thou. I think they would make more money by selling the plans instead of the finished product.
  
  Jax
  
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• schill Posts: 741

  2010-07-22 19:37 edited 2010-07-22 19:37

  Looks like a good project for the box rivets I've got sitting around:
  
  Mr McGroovy's Box Rivets: http://www.mrmcgroovys.com/
• TinkersALot Posts: 535

  2010-07-22 20:29 edited 2010-07-22 20:29

  it is getting close to halloween
• Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514

  2010-07-23 03:05 edited 2010-07-23 03:05

  Cardboard is not to be sniffed at as a construction medium for robotics. I have tried -- and failed so far, but know I will ultimately succeed -- to create a cardboard, servo-driven, crawling robot. Watch this space!
  
  -Phil
• erco Posts: 20,261

  2010-07-23 04:15 edited 2010-07-23 04:15

  You go, Phil! I'm sticking with plastic trash cans for robot bodies...
  
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• Humanoido Posts: 5,770

  2010-07-23 08:50 edited 2010-07-23 08:50

  A rather large robot could be built (without the man requirement) using reinforced cardboard and heavy duty servos or other motors. The advantage is during transport, the cardboard is disassembled and lays flat for shipping, plus it's relatively light in weight. Another possibility is transforming cardboard. Since cardboard folds easily, it can transform to new shapes.
  
  humanoido