Both of these videos are a collaboration between me and Takeshi Kamisato. Â I was the idea man, camera man, and robot wrangler, plus I did some initial editing. Â Takeshi came in with his powerful editing skills and made them good.
No! Â Don’t Do It! (Robot Chronicles part 2)
and
Searching for Something (Robot Chronicles part 3)
There is still one more part to come. Â With a little luck, I’ll finish it in the next few days.
Why robots?  Aside from the fact that robots are AWESOME, a while back I had the burning desire to make something.  I had only a limited workshop and no big plan , but when I found cheap wind-up robots I knew I was onto something.  I bought a whole bunch of them, and started playing around.  I posted the first video a little over a year ago, then sent off a small sculpture to a show made up of art made by yo-yo players at the Steve Brown Gallery.  I’ve had the footage for these two videos for a while, but just got back to them.
Eye Robot. Â Get it? Â When he walks, the yo-yo bounces.