The Megabot Army was an attempt to build a 6 foot tall robot out of regular cardboard that you would assemble by folding (akin to the manner in which you would assemble a cardboard file-storage box).
“When we give demos at schools, the kids always ask about a robot kit. Robots get expensive very quickly.”
Glenn Currie
Norm Annal did much of the design which was fed into AutoCAD. The output file was used to drive a CNC prototype box-cutter at Capitol Container in Buda TX just south of Austin. Capitol Container cut about a dozen of the robot kits for us and several have been assembled and used in various displays.
The nice thing about having the drawings in AutoCAD is that we can adjust the size easily. One 3 foot tall version of the Megabot was built. I need help on this project. It has been in the attic since Robofest 7. Many thanks to Capitol Container – those folks can make anything out of cardboard.
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