Robot Design

Builder Steve asks Clayton, "I’m intrigued to know how you design these robots. Do you use Meccano to test out varying options?"

Clayton answers: 
I've never had a Meccano set, but I think having one would have been a boon to my creativity.

I design in my head, then I draw, and test, and test, and test, draw some more and re-test.  Eventually I either give up, or have a success.

You can see one of my failures below.  Cracks me up every time I watch it.  Virtually nothing is successful the first time.

New! Robot Laboratory

Introducing Robot Laboratory:  three simple robots powered by readily-available gearmotors, 9V batteries, and switches.  No computer parts involved!

The stars of our show:

CB Bot, Theo Bot, and Creepy Bot

And lest you think prototype testing always runs smoothly for Clayton, here's your giggle for today:

This design obviously didn't make the cut.

Robot Laboratory woodworking plans now available at www.lisaboyer.com.  Check out the customizations by our intrepid test builders on our Robot Laboratory page.