Cyclopcycle

This piece was built around the same time that I was making a full sized bike for myself.

Bicycles are a real success story in terms of mechanical advantage. It seemed fitting that one of my robots should have one too.

Every element was found — scrap yards, second-hand stores, dumpsters — then cleaned, stripped, sorted and rebuilt. Found aluminum is TIG-welded and sanded seamless; nothing is cast. The electronics are salvaged from consumer devices, repaired and rewired so the piece does something when you touch it.