Technabob » salter http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:31:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Giant Styrofoam Robots on the Attack! http://technabob.com/blog/2008/07/04/giant-styrofoam-robots-on-the-attack/ http://technabob.com/blog/2008/07/04/giant-styrofoam-robots-on-the-attack/#comments Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:06:32 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=2741 Actually, despite their size, these styrofoam robots look pretty docile. In fact, you could probably take down an attacking Styrobot with a well-placed karate chop or two.

salter styrobot

With the largest of his creations towering overhead at 22-feet tall, Michael Salter’s packing foam robot sculptures are a sight to behold. Surrounded by an army of pint-sized sentry Styrobots, the gargantuan ‘bot is actually made from discarded packing materials, hung on a wooden skeletal system for support.

salter and styrobots

You can check out the robots shown above at the Robots: Evolution of a Cultural Icon exhibit at the San Jose Museum of Art, which runs through October 19, 2008.

salter mini styrobot

Additional images of Salter’s wondrous robot creations can be found on the artist’s website.

[via Komo News via Robot Living via DVICE]

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