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'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.