any ideas on how to build a robot for my movie?

[ugafan]

i don't want to reveal too much about my upcoming comedy, but i can tell you that it starts out with a guy losing his job to a robot.

the bad news is that i don't have the money for an actual robot. i will have to build one. i figure that i could likely find enough scrap metal laying around the baby's room to put something together, but i've never used welding equipment before.

the metal i have access to ranges in size from a car hood to several assorted coat hangers, and possibly some old metal paint cans. there are a few rolls of duct tape in the garage. i don't know if that helps or not. does anyone have plans on how to make a robot and/or use a torch to weld things together?

 

[David Jimerson]

Are you . . . serious?

 

[ugafan]

Are you . . . serious?

don't worry, my actors had the same reaction when i told them about the robot. really the robot is only in the first hour of the movie. the next three focus on the protagonist's growth and self actualization.

 

[David Jimerson]

No, it's more a question about you being serious about welding if you've never picked up a torch before.

But I'm starting to think that NONE of this is serious, so . . .

 

[Capt Quirk]

To try and build your own robot with little materials and no skills will just be a waste of time and resources. It would be easier to create one in 3D, and composite it in.

 

[ugafan]

i'm joking about building one, but my movie actually does include a scene where a guy loses his job to a robot.

 

[eignacio]

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1719034

 

[ugafan]

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1719034

lol, now that's what i'm talking about.

 

[Isaac_Brody]

http://www.societyofrobots.com/

 

[TuTuHimm]

It's easy to build a robot just let your robot do it.

 

[Dick Campbell]

I bet you could find a high school kid (i.e. geek) to build you one for the credit, and then do stop motion animation.

 

[William_Robinette]

Seriously, my friend and I did this for a college art final.

Yeah, I love school..

But anyway.. We built it completely out of cardboard and hot glue. In addition you need and x-acto knife, a t-square, and some spray paint. It is stupid easy and is kinda fun. Between two costumes (one robot, one knight, all cardboard) we spend about $20 (lots of hours though).

We are making a comedy with them this summer too.

 

[Cynic821]

so are you building a robot or not?

whats the point of this topic?

 

[boarderjosh10]

make a costume and then have someone wear it

 

[-zach-]

i don't want to reveal too much about my upcoming comedy, but i can tell you that it starts out with a guy losing his job to a robot.

That reminds me of "Rob the Evil Backstabbing Robot" from MAD Magazine.

 

[ullanta]

Where are you located? I have a small troupe of robot actors (http://www.ullanta.com/ullanta)