Dodo Automata


A new volcano discovered at the bottom of the garden

A new volcano discovered at the bottom of the garden

To make the volcano diorama for the Dodo automata, I’ve been using up some offcuts of MDF. Using my original sketch, I sized up the background and cut that out, painting it with the blue silk paint I used for

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Generation Experiments

Generation Experiments

I’ve been sorting some parts and experimenting with DC motors for the Dodo Automata.

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Dodo Walk R2

Dodo Leg Test

The bird anatomy pictures were really helpful in creating the new version. I created a box in Fusion360 and added the picture as a decal. I then used that to trace out the two parts of the leg. Previously I’d

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Dodo Walk

Dodo Walk

I’ve been experimenting with Fusion360 and linked joints to help with the design of the Dodo Automata. Back to Basics I quite like how this is progressing but something did not look quite right. So I looked back to my

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Sugru New Colours and Formula

Sugru New Colours and Formula

Tom from Sugru sent me some of their family safe formula Sugru. So I decided to use the new colours to make an Automata.

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