penwiper
Well-Known Member
Ever since I saw "Tomb of the Cybermen" as a kid, I've always wanted a cybermat just like that little mini cybermat that Victoria found. Well, it's not "just like" but thanks to the wonderful world of kid's toys, I've finally got one!
If you have kids, you may be aware of the Hexbug line of robotic creatures. They recently released a new type of creature, the Hexbug "Larva", as seen on their website here. My sister instantly recognized its potential and, knowing my well, bought me one for Christmas.
It only needed a few mods. First I spraypainted it silver, being careful to mask off its infrared emitter and sensor. The eyes are rhinestones with a few touches of black paint, the antenna are silver rexlace plus some random beads I had lying around, and the feelers are craft foam with a bit of rub-n-buff. The end result may not be totally screen accurate, but is more than satisfactory.
And the robotic action is delightful - it uses IR to sense and move away from walls and other obstacle! Brief quicktime movie of the 'mat in action here.
A really fun, simple mod!
If you have kids, you may be aware of the Hexbug line of robotic creatures. They recently released a new type of creature, the Hexbug "Larva", as seen on their website here. My sister instantly recognized its potential and, knowing my well, bought me one for Christmas.
It only needed a few mods. First I spraypainted it silver, being careful to mask off its infrared emitter and sensor. The eyes are rhinestones with a few touches of black paint, the antenna are silver rexlace plus some random beads I had lying around, and the feelers are craft foam with a bit of rub-n-buff. The end result may not be totally screen accurate, but is more than satisfactory.
And the robotic action is delightful - it uses IR to sense and move away from walls and other obstacle! Brief quicktime movie of the 'mat in action here.
A really fun, simple mod!
