GuyRobot sells beautiful one-of-a-kind robot sculptures made out of junk, a good mix of contemporary parts and weathered old vintage components.
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Clayton Bailey and Jim Bauer have been doing this sort of thing for years.
http://www.claytonbailey.com/robogroup.htm
Also check Gordon Bennett's Robot Works:
http://www.bennettrobotworks.com/
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Very cool, but I prefer the idea of going to flea markets and making my own junk robot sculptures...more fun, less money...
Not for nothing, but I took this gallery of pics of Gordon Bennett’s robots nearly 3 years ago and even sent a tip to BoingBoing about it as well:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackszwergold/sets/72157603927174958/