Robot Porn

Yesterday, the amazing robot sculptor Tom Torrey sent me these images of the finished Ghost Birds sculpture.

The sculpture is based on the “Ghost Birds” header-illustration I use for this blog. The model is about 3lbs 4 oz, two feet long, with arms made out of flexible gas lines, and a wooden chassis tacked in copper and aluminum.

The birds are cut from “sanded plastic sheet”. The eyes and shoulders are steel.

For a bit of background on the sculpture, check out the initial paper-craft designs for the sculpture, photos of the wooden base here, and progress shots of the full-sized sculpture here.

Check out Tom’s “GammaRayBots” Etsy shop, where he sells his hand-made robot sculptures.