Swashbot sashays his way into our hearts

Most bug-inspired robots do a much better job of creeping us out than giving us the warm fuzzies, but this here Swashbot R/C robot from Crabfu is just too cute for words. It kind of looks like he's trying to find his little robot buddies so they can sing a song about slushies before nap time, while simultaneously dragging a cinder block behind him. You know, cute. Video is after the break.

[Shadowise @ May 17th 2008 4:44PM]

Just the head kinda reminds me of those robots from "Batteries Not Included". I love that film.

[ddub @ May 17th 2008 4:59PM]

I thought the same thing, although these come with Rayovac apparantly.

[Kurian @ May 18th 2008 12:38AM]

The Hellghast are coming!

[vaelen2001 @ May 18th 2008 1:51AM]

+1 That's exactly what I was thinking when I saw this article.

[img]http://www.ketzer.com/original_movie_props/wheems.jpg[/img]

[Panathas17 @ May 18th 2008 3:29AM]

Bionicles anyone?

[lucky @ May 19th 2008 2:37PM]

yep its true...

[Toshi @ May 17th 2008 4:54PM]

Reminds me of the droidekas from Star wars.

[stitifier @ May 17th 2008 4:58PM]

Except, you know, CUTE. Like a baby Droideka, before it gets all mean and nasty and tries to kill Jedi.

[Threeeye Joe @ May 17th 2008 6:56PM]

Reminds me of the Martian in the Daffy Duck cartoon.

[Takeme Toyerleader @ May 17th 2008 6:58PM]

Here ya go:

http://www.alexross.com/SC00013-big.jpg

[Leroy Vargas @ May 22nd 2008 10:51PM]

A Tachikoma looks way cuter than that mechablob

[Noel @ May 17th 2008 4:55PM]

Looks like theres gonna be some sore fingers from the way he has to turn the robot @ 2:47

But yea it would be cool to put some longer arms and back bone on that thing and maybe an electric saw.... and battle Pleo..lol

[tubes @ May 23rd 2008 3:30AM]

looks like one of those 'battle ants' from Starfleet :)

[Ayman @ May 17th 2008 5:55PM]

we can use them to battle the crazy raspberry ants

http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/15/houston-being-overrun-by-electronics-killing-ants/

[Sirius @ May 17th 2008 7:16PM]

I think they look a lot like the beetles from An Ant's Life... but I haven't watched the video yet..

[Sirius @ May 17th 2008 7:17PM]

Crap I mean A *Bug's* Life...

[Pauly7 @ May 17th 2008 5:07PM]

Crabfu has also made a second Swashbot.

http://www.robotliving.com/2008/04/26/swashbot-2-by-crabfu/

[Rafer @ May 17th 2008 5:43PM]

And 3
http://www.crabfu.com/swashbot/

[Richard Lai @ May 17th 2008 5:12PM]

The bot got a bit horny at the beginning.

[Sam @ May 17th 2008 5:17PM]

WANT

[OblatedSpheroid @ May 17th 2008 5:42PM]

There's a third too-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4kk3lfoTuI&feature=related

[ShanePod @ May 17th 2008 5:43PM]

Actually Pauly7 he's made a third video to its tres cool and a lot more crab like

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4kk3lfoTuI&feature=related

[iEye @ May 17th 2008 5:43PM]

"Kill All Humans!"

[meist3r @ May 17th 2008 5:48PM]

OMG I wish I could make one with six (or more) legs. Imagine how cool that little critter would look if it could actually move like an insect. Maybe our future toy robot companions don't have to look like baby seals or dinosaurs. Just don't swat it.

[Deed @ May 17th 2008 7:13PM]

Man what.

Two LEDs, four servos and a battery pack? Sounds simple enough to make at my fucking school. Perhaps too simple for year 11 engineering, but surely this would've been simple enough for a year 9 project, which would've been far better spent than making crappy maze games/light-sensing meters.

Want one of these so badly.

[SOOPERGOOMAN @ May 17th 2008 10:13PM]

I see Military Contract! Camo them as real crabs, send em into battle and noone will be the wiser. I want 10. These would be great if they came out for Christmas. Hey you all must know about Mario and the Micro heli's before the havoc stuff came out.

[jasenj1 @ May 17th 2008 10:23PM]

Right. Projects that capture the imagination and lead people to bigger and better things are helpful. But, genius goes to those who can see through the "crappy" exercises to the captivating and enpowering things like this guy.

[Technex @ May 17th 2008 6:05PM]

You're joking me right, he's using the same TX as me and I think the same G-Force neck strap balancer :D.

This guy is awesome he even has a cute cat.

I think the servos are from a Blade 400, they sound pretty weak so they must be :D.

[Technex @ May 17th 2008 6:09PM]

Well, I might as well use the reply button as there's no edit lol. Nah, it's not the g-force neck balancer, looked at mine lol.


I could build one of these, I have all those parts laying around, real cool this is. I might just go ahead and build one I dunno!

Take a look at his other videos :D.

[Technex @ May 17th 2008 6:13PM]

NO WAY! Just went to his site, man it's like me but rich. It's got everything I'm interested in, awesome! AH so this is the guy that made the steam turbine RC tank!!


There's also a V2 of swashbot!

[jasenj1 @ May 17th 2008 10:18PM]

"I could build one of these, I have all those parts laying around, real cool this is. I might just go ahead and build one I dunno!"

And that's what separates genius-types from the rest of us. Sure, you have all the parts, and maybe even the technical ability to do the same thing. But do you? Do you have the patience and determination to develop the plan, execute it, refine it? That's what often separates people of amazing ability from the rest of us: The willingness to execute. The strength of will to spend hours DOING something rather than getting bored or stuck and go back to watching TV or playing video games or whatever.

[Joe Commisso @ May 17th 2008 6:32PM]

I want a whole army of these!

[Thermos14 @ May 17th 2008 6:34PM]

It moves like Jimmy from South Park.

[Rami @ May 17th 2008 6:41PM]

Look at those glowing red eyes.

[KeefReef @ May 28th 2008 7:39PM]

Killzone anyone?

[RIFRAF @ May 17th 2008 7:17PM]

evil little bastards....

[IndiaTech @ May 17th 2008 9:47PM]

Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth shattering kaboom? The the eludium pu36 explosive space modulator. That creature has stolen the space modulator. Delays, delays. Capture that creature, and return the eludium pu36 explosive space modulator!

[Bob @ May 17th 2008 11:43PM]

Neat, sort of looks like an ant.

[robby @ May 18th 2008 12:50AM]

Wow! that thing looks cool! Where can I get one!?!

Indianapolis

[Jordan @ May 18th 2008 5:23PM]

I'm glad you sign your comments with where you live.

Hell's Gate

[Shawn Khamenehe @ Jun 5th 2008 11:24PM]

It's pretty much just CCPM servos and a air receiver with a DX7 mixed for CCPM...

Broken down:
This is nothing imo, all the controls and mixing have already been programmed on the controller by default...even he's using E-Flite servos, those are crap...should be using some Futaba S3154 or S3156

[Zorque @ May 18th 2008 4:44AM]

It's killed before, and it's waiting to kill again.

[Maverick Saturn @ May 18th 2008 8:31AM]

Just you wait, this is the beginning of the end, robots will take over the world!


On the other hand, it looks quite nifty, What can it do exactly ¬_¬

Add a built in cam.

[eric f. @ May 18th 2008 9:15AM]

glowing red eyes are never a good sign.

[Jordan @ May 18th 2008 5:24PM]

I guess I should get mine checked out by a doctor than.

[sirius @ May 19th 2008 6:22AM]

While You thought this is cute and everything, first thing that poped in my head was: Strogg! XD

This is just a spy unit made look cute.. They're comin' !! *PANIC*

[Kevin @ May 19th 2008 3:09PM]

Timmeh!

[Wally @ May 19th 2008 3:19PM]

Crab People- Crab People=

[CJ @ May 19th 2008 4:39PM]

Poor crippled robot...