E2-z2 My R2 Inspired Project.

I was working on a generic transforming robot but I used styrofoam and few other design flaws so it got scrapped. Mostly because @Technopro made a cool post about some R2 D2s and it inspired me. I just bought a small garbage can that's pretty much R2 shaped so I'm going to use some of the cool info from those vids and make my own little R2ish bot. The can is about 18 inches high.

First I'm going to cut a door panel into it. Simple dremel cut and add hinges. I'm going to make 2 cardboard circles to put into 3 sections. I only have 1 US ping sensor so I'm still deciding if I should put it in the head or chest.

I want to make the legs and get it mobile first. I've had a tendency to rush my projects but they were always intended to be temporary. I'll be keeping E2 so I'm going to take the time and do it "right". So expect questions.

I also have an old Droid that I almost disassembled for parts. Super extra special thanks to @Techguru for reminding me that it was still a functional device. I was in this super research and study mode and have been ripping apart all kinds of things and harvesting them for parts to experiment with. So I was going to rip it apart for the sensors and screen. The truth is I probably would have ruined it. He also hooked me up with 2 docks and some mounting goodies.

I'm going to rip off the movies and make it into a forearm control pad type thing. I'm a big believer of a few simple concepts. "Today's science fiction is tomorrows future." "Good artists borrow, great artists steal." "If you can't bedazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with BS." The last one is more for fun

I also want to take a cue from @jstarnes1 and heavily document it. I love how he let's you into his mind and explains what he does like he was teaching a class or something. So, while I'm not as knowledgeable as him, I hope to at least let you into my mind. Maybe you can stop me from some fatal mistakes the way Alan did.

I'll keep you posted. Thanks for being awesome.