Maker Faire Bay Area 2008

The Electric Giraffe

Topic(s): Arts | Engineering | Science

Tags: robotics-interactive intelligence-touch sensors-LED displays

Lindsay Lawlor created the giant robot Giraffe. The toy he used is the little Tamiya model giraffe that demonstrates a single motor walking system. Lindsay scaled up this tiny model 24 times to create a huge machine that people can ride and interact with. Each year the robot gains more and more computer power and intelligence, and is slowly coming to life!

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About the Maker(s)

Lindsay Lawlor is the the creator of this project. He never went to college or engineering school, he just reads manuals and makes things work. Electro-mechanical devices and animals are his greatest loves in life.

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