Robot Dreams Production LogThe Arms

To create the arms of the robot I started by mapping out the different parts of the body I needed to create within each limb, including the arms, the legs, the mid section and the head.

The arms were made up of multiple different segments. The most repeated segment used which I copied and pasted three times for the entire limb was the joint for the wrist, elbow and shoulder socket. This piece was one of the more complex to complete as well, including the dented screws fastening the lock in place, and the conjoining bridge between the first and the second fixture.

The elongated pieces for the upper arm and forearm were simple. I created a long cylinder, and then joined the nozzle which fixed the arm part to the joint.

The claw for the hand was the most difficult to create on account of its’ twisted, jagged shape. I drew the points out for where it would go and then joined them together to make a polygon, then extruded the 2d flat shape to make it 3d with a width.

The Lampshade Head

To create the head of the robot first I chose the sphere tool, once that was done I moved onto the outset rim and cut off a section of the sphere so it was left open, where the bulb would fit. Then I used the extrude tool to pull the rim out and extend it wider than the diameter of the sphere so it looked realistic and was accurate.

Once the basic shell was done I moved onto creating the bulb. I copied the same technique with the back sphere and cut a section off, but selected more than half of the shape. Once it was correct I created the smaller filaments for the bulb by using the cylinder tool and I merely rounded the edges and copied and pasted them by each other. Once I had enough I moved the entire bulb further back into the head of the lamp shade.

The Feet and Ankle Joints

To create the feet for the project I first used the flat shape tool to create the base for the foot, then moved onto the screws implanted in the mid sections.

Once that was done I rounded the edges of the base foot and created the embedded hole for the joint to fit in for the ankles.

For the ankle joints, I copied and pasted the joints used in the elbow and rotated them so they’d fit well in place. Once that was done I moved onto the screws in that section and edited that part so it fit through the piece smoothly and looked right.

The mid section

For the mid section I used the same cylindrical shape I used for the arm, and the same joint for the elbow, only I rotated it to face vertically and join the hips to the spine.

The hips required a smaller bar and two identical flipped joints facing horizontally and angled down to compensate for the placement of the legs and feet.

The object was created using a range of construction techniques from the Create, Modify, Multiply, Construct and Detail tools, directed by aiding video tutorials, I used for assistance.

The finished robot