Exercise: Build a Robot

Build a Robot

Assignment: For this assignment, we had to construct a robot out of everyday household objects. Once we have chosen the objects, we then draw out how we construct the robot. Then the directions are given to a friend to build in less than ten minutes.

Items: Exacto knife, tape, scissors, 1 water bottle, 2 toilet paper rolls, 2 note cards, 1 pencil, and 1 poof ball

Building of Robot

Steps:

• Take the plastic bottle and use Exacto knife to make holes in the bottle without damaging its shape.
• Take the toilet paper rolls and measure 1/3^rd of the way down the tube. Cut along dashed lines and use Exacto knife to cut a whole in between the two cuts.
• Then take the two note cards and fold at lines and tape shut.
• Push pencil through bottom holes on bottle.
• Cut the note card box on dotted lines to create a tab and fold outward.
• Push tabs of the note card box into top holes on bottle. This creates the arms.
• Stick pencil ends into the e hole on each toilet paper roll, create legs of the robot.
• With tape, stick poof ball on lid of bottle.

My roommate seemed to have fun building it. It didn’t take her to long to build the robot. I think the only thing that was challenging for her, was to stick the note card arms into the inserts on the bottle.

Robot