Robot superhero plushies
Amy Jenkins is a multitalented crafter who has prototyped an entire line of terrific robot plushies called Lucha Robots. This is what happens, she says, "when robots create their own Super Heroes." She sells various handcrafted wonders at amybean.etsy.com. From her Flickr page:
This catalog hosts the entire collection of Mexican Wrestling Robot toy prototypes called Lucha Robots.Lucha Robots on Flickr, Amy's Cozy Rampage blog
My goal is to include simple programmable electronics in the figures so they can talk to each other, and to you. They are currently all out on tour at a variety of shows and stores, or living la vida loca in their new homes after being snatched up by a keen eye for fun.
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Thanks, David! Whew- those little dudes are kicking my ass!
You could make proper underwear pervert robot toys, if you sewed them out of old underwear.
I like robots.
I like plush sculpture.
But I don't really like these.
Maybe it's because the construction looks rather primitive, or maybe it's just because I've seen better examples of this (Michelle Valigura's "Robot Girl" plush), but these feel a lot more like first drafts than final products.
I hear ya, Doc.
The bizarre thing about prototypes is that they are actually "things" in their own right, and will sometimes pester you until you grasp the world they exist in. (They sure did that to me)
Plus, they may be cuter in real life ;)
I wasn't impressed with the ones shown here, either, but take a look at Cozy Rampage, and maybe you'll change your mind. (I like the silver ones.)
If you have the superpowers to sew, WeeWonderfuls has a kick-ass robot and space boy (scroll down for "put-together project no. 2)). There's a Flickr pool of 'em here:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/weewonderfulsputtogetherbook2/pool/