Monday, January 11, 2010

TST_003 (project)



We have been working on TST_003 – our ToasterBot for the “Teahouse for Robots” exhibition (The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan. Friday, July 9 – Sunday, August 22, 2010). We have a working set of prototype electronics and we have a first draft chassis built as a proof of concept. The CAD models for the robot shell are about 80% done. Bosses, ribs, intake slots and mounting brackets are next. There also needs to be some branding on the side which is looking very blank at present. The front end of TST_003 is shamelessly ripped off from a Dualit toaster merged with an Airstream trailer on tank tracks.


A test render of TST_003


 Another test render of TST_003

Sensors and servos from Parallax, Chassis constructed with parts from Vex. CAD modeling in SolidWorks and Rhino. Renderings are real-time screen grab previews from PhotoView 360.

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