#arthrobot

Tech that looks like bugs made from robot parts? Always looks cool, works great for giving sci-fi some solarpunk flavor or for giving magic a modernized-to-steampunk touch.

Tech that looks like machines made from bug parts? You did it, you fixed machinery. Feels right, like tech was always supposed to have the textures of an arthropod or crustacean, and it looks easier to draw.

Designer Tom Hardwidge recently started creating Steampunk sculptures. He builds them from deactivated bullets, watch parts, sheet copper, brass and aluminum. Small nuts and bolts create tight but posable joints and wire is used for the anntennae.

If you'd like to own an arthrobot, you can buy or commission one on Tom's website, or you can try to build them yourself. Just be sure you deactivate the bullet before you solder on the bug limbs. If you are more interested in the process of creating arthrobots, visit his blog.

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