Great Designers Steal

Great little video about design



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Phasma - Cable Driven Critter

Check this thing out, it's way too cool. I've dreamed cable driven robots like this, but would never have pulled off this perfect execution of concept to machine. The speed and motion is just amazing....I want one!




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Flower?

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Doodle

Just another quick iPhone doodle

MAKE Magazine: Bot State of the Art - Swashbot 3!

So much magazine coverage lately! first Popular Science, then Popular Mechanics, and now the latest & another one of my favorite magazines, MAKE! The current issue is all about robots, and the "Bot State of the Art" article featured Swashbot3 :) You can read the article here. It's an honor to be in MAKE Magazine again, but to be featured along with other really amazing robots and builders that I admire, is quite an honor. Thanks Gareth Branwyn of Street Tech, for including me in this special issue.

After reading the article, I hope that I didn't sound like a arrogant bot builder. I was trying to emphasize the importance of "character" in robotics, and mentioned winning several RoboGames medals, but I think I may have come across being just a tad too braggy and self important lol.

These last batch of magazines are all super high profile, and are magazines that I read and subscribe to, so that's doubly cool! And Best of all, they all cover my electric critters (Crabfu MotionWorks), rather than the usual steam variety (Crabfu SteamWorks). It's nice to see the little guys gets a some attention as well as the elaborate steam brothers.

Popular Mechanics: Backyard Genius Awards Swashbot!

I just picked up the September 2009 issue of Popular Mechanics Magazine. And guess who's in it? Yeah my heroes, Jamie and Adam of the MythBusters.

And look! my Swashbot!
It's an honor to be in the Popular Mechanics Backyard Genius awards. I'm not sure about the "genius" part in my case, but at least I'm smart enough to not complain about a flattering title lol. Every year 10 folks are choosen, and I slipped in this year! Woohoo!

Also featured in Backyard Genius, are 2 especially cool bot builders that I really admire... Christian Ristow's Car-Crushing Mechanical Claw, which stole the show at the last MAKER Faire, and my friend Matt Denton's Walking Robot Router.

update: You can now see the article online

The Wait

Just another random painting... I had no idea or plan going into it, sort of just formed on it's own. I am now wondering who or what he is waiting for though...




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Angele

Portrait of my Wife:



Speed painting:

Cannonball & frog

Weeeeeee!









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Seahorse

I'm not sure what my kick is lately with painting water critters... but I could sure use the practice.







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