
Dan Ray submitted this outstanding robot to the Make: Robot build. Jartron navigates using stereoscopic rangefinders and four legs with curly toes, and is known to journey to far away places to entertain the creatures that he finds there:
Jartron the robot seeks distant places, but will take momentary interest in very close things. He is known to spontaneously perform LASER light shows and draw on the wall.
Reminder: The robot build contest deadline is tonight! Almost got your bot finished? Don’t forget to submit your entry! The deadline is May 10th, at 11:59pm PDT. Remember, everyone who submits an entry gets a Makers Notebook!










Jartron is EPIC.
Methinks Jartran’s facial hair belies his origin from the 19th century Parisian salon of Monsieur Grandville
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