RoboPreParty

Somebody was very excited. Guess who!

Now here is the whole thing at 8x speed. Please notice Yi in the background. 

Here is the setup: 

Kuka and her new hand, dandy with a soft grip, 

an A+ team,

a stack of Solo cups,

and we're ready!

Woohoo!

We also tried something a bit more wavy and complex and discovered things that need to change for our next design.

 

Oops...

Wavy wall take 2!

 Not the best start... damn you Kuka. Glue time.

Success!

Bold.

Finally, who doesn't like bloopers?

Project002c_SurfaceFlow: take 3 (week4)

We decided to have some more fun with the surface, so...

This happened. After this: 

Where did we draw our inspirations, you asked? 

Mount Rushmore

Nazca Lines-Spider

So here we are again, TADA!

Project002b_SurfaceFlow: take 2 (week3)

Pink. Robovalentine!

The final product. Beauty.

Now for the process!

Step 1: Making the surface

This is cool, right?

Discovering the Heightfield from Image command. Sweeeeeeet.

Step 2: Milling the surface

No big deal.

Step 3: Paint.

Use every last drop...

Step 4: sMT

Having way too much fun. Don't worry guys, it's gonna be awesome!

Curves on the surface, and offset lines.

Robotime!

Step 5: Calibration

Super focused. "wait...YEAH!!"

That awkward moment.

Deja vu.

Step 6: Gogogo

Teamwork. Always works. 

1st Try

Logo-RoboDance

Pink Makeup

Final Shot: Gif

Final Shot: video

A5: 40 deg

A5: -40 deg

P.S. The new and improved Sharpie Gripper tool. New features include a satisfying "click" when the Sharpie is successfully in place.

EDIT: 

As much as our logo imposes a simple aesthetic, SuperMatter Tools gave us an error while we programmed it, and the error persisted even when we reduced one session to "<3 ROBO" (see below): 

In the end, we programmed the logo  curves in three sessions--<3 ROB, ODA, and NCE. 

Project001_RoboSaga (week2)

Here it is, our robot-squiggle-light-jump-dance-sketch-team-selfie! 

the dance continues as Yi runs away from the Pouncer, Monster and Flying Man with Sword

Again, some progress report. First we tested with a simple wavy curve as Dan grew a conjoined twin and Missy documenting the scene. 

Then, this: 

Coming next is probably another type of elaborate robot drawing scheme. Stay tuned!