Dodo Automata
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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Tags: Automata, Painting
Generation Experiments
I’ve been sorting some parts and experimenting with DC motors for the Dodo Automata.
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Tags: Electronics, generation
Dodo Walk R2
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
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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Tags: animation, Fusion360, walk cycle
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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Materials: Sugru
Tags: Automata
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
