drb
logo



"QUANTUM SHOT" #620
Link - by Avi Abrams




Snuggly Little Robots and Obnoxious Huge Ones

When are robots NOT required to be efficient, super-smart, or uniquely useful? When robots are art, of course. More and more robots are being created from used and found parts all over the world for the sheer viewing and cuddling pleasure of the general public and lucky collectors. Here are some of them:


(robot creations by Terry Collier)


We featured chrome-delicious robot sculptures and ray-gun art before (read the whole series here). Now's the time for another groovy installment.


Toys? Not Toys?

This "Space Patrol" by UltraJunk is made from "a vintage boat motor gas tank, 60's auto seats side trim plates, Studebaker emblem and vintage microphone for the grill, old van interior lights for head lights, BBQ gas grill parts for the engine exhaust pipes, bicycle head light with a cut down 1960 Chevy tail light for the rear light, part of a ballerina toy for the bubble shield with a 50's Chrysler headlight ring for the bubble trim, Electrolux vacuum cleaner parts, antique wood burner top and clothes rack ring for the base, and other odds and ends." Gorgeous, isn't it?


(image credit: UltraJunk)


"Even Robots Get the Blues":


(image credit: Ultrajunk)


Cars turn into wicked robots... so what else is new?

OK, here is the real thing: a full size robot sculpture made from BMW 645CI car parts, reclaimed from wrecks, by sculptor Bruce Gray -




"This robot features a movable head, pivoting (simulated) energy pulse gun with movable joystick/fire button controller, movable upper arm and a forearm that raises and has a swiveling multi-positionable hand" - more info.

Don't stand in its line of sight! -


(images credit: Bruce Gray)


Back to the army of cute little robots:

Mike Slobot is a sculptor and painter, sculpting his own brand of robots called “the slobots” for about the last 5 years. Here is the "slobot" created for the Stitch Experiment 626 project: the original figure was a 10” tall Disney Stitch character from the Lilo and Stitch movie.



(images credit: Mike Slobot)


More slobots, including this cute SloBart, can be seen at Mike's website:





Here is a cool update from Lockwasher: "Roaming" Mobile Phone Man (left) and a head of the Phil Robot (made from an old railroad lantern!) -


(image credit: Lockwasher)


How "outcast robots find new loving homes"

Brian Marshall (aka Adoptabot) makes robots out of kitchen utensil and every other piece of used cutlery - with fascinating results:




(images credit: Brian Marshall)


Caroline Le Breton also uses kitchen utensils and cookware for her cute robot creations:


(images credit: Caroline Le Breton)


Quite funny and offbeat work by Clayton Bailey:


(image credit: Clayton Bailey)


And don't forget to check updates at Bennett Robot Works!


(images credit: Bennett Robot Works)


Aaron Ristau's whimsical metal art projects include this "Frontier Cartography Robot":



(images credit: Aaron Ristau)


Buggy Robot by Martin Horspool is also a great source for whimsical and inventive little robot sculptures:


(image credit: Buggy Robot)


Just be careful around some vintage tin toy robots - they can turn into the real thing in the blink of an eye! -


("Forbidden Planet" Robbie the Robot makes an appearance in "The Invisible Boy" (1957) - info)


Robots bringing donuts? why, yes!

Incredibly whimsical, award-winning art of Eric Joyner is all about robots, giant and small collectible ones - you also may recognize some vintage toy robots in his artwork, like the ones we featured here.


(image credit: Eric Joyner)


Can't get enough tin toy robot art prints? Try illustrations by Karl Egenberger:


(image credit: Karl Egenberger)


This is the Boilerplate Robot, the date is 1893, and yes, this photograph is a fake:




(learn more about this "elaborate hoax" here)


Misc. robot occupations... Some require more "right brain activity" than others (or is it "left brain activity", really?) - for example, conducting an orchestra:


(Honda's Asimo robot conducts the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Photo by Paul Sancya/AP)


Robots as teachers and teaching assistants:


(image via)


Robots making/fixing other robots:


(image credit: Martin Becka)


Ray Guns are still stuff of the future. How come?

Not that we want to promote development of weapons, but it just seems so incredible that we can build Large Hadron Collider but not a single working concept of a ray gun. In the meantime, Dr. Grordbort is busy creating ray gun "replicas":


(image credit: Greg Broadmore)


Weta Digital Forum is probably the best place to hunt for wicked-looking ray guns and possibly collectible purchases.

To build a proper ray gun, you need precision view-finders and instruments. Zoom in... Enhance!


(art credit: Oliver Wetter)


Why build only small cuddly robots? Build a HUGE exoskeleton for a badass robot, ready to dominate the world (or at least the Alaskan town of Wasilla, where it was spotted - more info):


(image credit: Jeff Schultz)


(original unknown)

Article by Avi Abrams, Dark Roasted Blend.


CONTINUE TO NEXT PAGE! ->

READ THE WHOLE "ROBOTS IN ARTS" SERIES! ->





RECENT ARTICLES:

Visual Caffeine #8
Visual Caffeine, Issue 8

A thrilling blend of art, myths and technology

Visual Caffeine #7
Visual Caffeine, Issue 7

A thrilling blend of art, myths and technology

Art Deco
Imperial Dreams: Art Deco Update

Wings, Gears, & Glamorous Ladies

1970s SciFi
DRB Pics-of-the-Day

Grand Space Adventure 1970s Art



"Dark Roasted Blend" - All Kinds of Weird and Wonderful Things, Discovered Daily!"

DRB is a top-ranked and respected source for the best in art, travel and fascinating technology, with a highly eclectic presentation. Our in-depth articles in many categories make DRB a valued online magazine, bringing you quality info and entertainment every time you visit the site - About DRB

Connect with us and become part of DRB on Facebook and Twitter.



YOUR COMMENTS::

6 Comments:

Blogger Unknown said...

Great collection of excellent robot art. But the photo attributed to "Forbidden Planet" seems wrong to me. I think it's from "The Invisible Boy", http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050546/. Robbie the Robot appeared in both, but the boy?

___  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Speaking of robots, take a look at these cool Transformer-like videos:

http://funsubstance.com/2010/03/pc-lovers-you-will-love-this-for-sure.html

___  
Anonymous Joe said...

Nice of them to give that one robot the ability to smoke. What a sign of the times.

___  
Blogger M.H. said...

I, for one, welcome are all robots.
http://RobotsAreaAwesome.etsy.com

___  
Blogger Unknown said...

this website rocks! to many advertizments, though...

___  
Blogger Unknown said...

great site! impresive! to many adds, though...

___  

Post a Comment

<< Home


SF ART & BOOK REVIEWS:
Don't miss: The Ultimate Guide to NEW SF&F Writers!
Fiction Reviews: Classic Cyberpunk: Extreme Fiction
Short Fiction Reviews: Lovecraft's "At the Mountains of Madness" (with pics)
New Fiction Reviews: The Surreal Office



READ OTHER RECENT ARTICLES:


Abandoned, Dieselpunk
DRB Pic-of-the-Day

Abandoned: Streamlined Three-wheeler

Visual Caffeine #6
Visual Caffeine, Issue 6

A thrilling blend of art, myths and technology

Visual Caffeine #5
Visual Caffeine, Issue 5

A thrilling blend of art, myths and technology

Hellish Weather on Other Planets

Wild, Untamed, and Uncut

Medieval Suits of Armor

Metal Body Suits vs. Weapons of Medieval Destruction

World's Strangest Theme Parks

Amusement to the (twisted) extremes!

Enchanting Victorian Fairy Tale Art

"Then world behind and home ahead..."

Adorable Pedal Cars

Collectable Pedal Vehicles Showcase


Japanese Arcades: Gundam Pods & Other Guilty Pleasures

These machines have gone up to the next level


Modernist Tallinn Architecture

Delicious blend of old and new!


Early Supercomputers: A Visual Overview

"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons"


Futuristic Concept Cars of the 1970-80s

French, Italian & Japanese rare beauties


Epic 1970s French Space Comic Art

DRB Time-Slice: Valérian and Laureline


The Trees Are Escaping! The Abandoned Prison in French Guiana

"Great Escape" from the Devil's Island



FULL ARCHIVES
(with previews, fast loading):

2022/16
2015/14
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006

Link Lattes

Feel-Good & Biscotti Issues





CATEGORIES:
Feel-Good! | airplanes | animals | architecture | art | auto | boats | books | cool ads | famous | futurism | food
gadgets | health | japan | internet | link latte | military | music | nature | photo | russia | steampunk
sci-fi & fantasy | signs | space | technology | trains | travel | vintage | weird | abandoned