Learn how to make a cardboard robot with these easy steps and tools to make it fun, creative, and look great!
Learn how to make a cardboard robot with these easy steps and tools to make it fun, creative, and look great!
We've got to hand it to you creative mamas out there. We are in awe of all of you who are not only doing your part and staying home but also making the most of it with fun projects for your kids.
Lately, we’ve been making all kinds of crafts with materials from around the house. This cardboard robot collage is guaranteed to be a hit! I love this kid’s craft because it works well for all ages, and you can customize it with literally anything you have on hand. This is a fun project to do […]
Imbued with a penchant for adventure, Greg Olijnyk’s cardboard robots are ready to zoom around on a Vesbot or dodge oncoming bumper cars. The fully operative sculptures have bendable limbs, spinning wheels, and glowing LED lights that add an ambience to “Speedybot Dodgem” and serve as functioning headlights. Olijnyk also created a robotic dog that’s perched on the back of the scooter as an intrepid companion. The artist’s recent sculptures are similar to his previous projects that are influenced by science fiction. More
*6 WAYS* to Make a Cardboard Robot Costume REALLY Robotic: Makers, Meet Sally Servo: She's our Really Robotic Robot (or R3 for short). She's got a digital heart, animated status notifications, swinging gauges, blinky LED mouth, and robotic eyes that will melt your human heart. Even her hips don't lie - they…
Learn how to make a cardboard robot with these easy steps and tools to make it fun, creative, and look great!
Make a life sized robot from household recycling
Cardboard Dragon Robot: Who doesn't love dragons? I know I do. I wanted to challenge myself with this project and build it all out of cardboard practicing some techniques I recently learned, and control it using a small thumbstick controller.
With this printable template, you can make a sturdy, neat and sustainable cardboard robot helmet with horns craft just like in the photo. The design is inspired by shark and have gundam looking approach. This templates is designed for corrugated cardboard with maximum thickness of 4mm (c-flute cardboard). The best cardboard to use is an E-flute 1.5mm thick, for example, shoe box, pizza box, toy box. You can also apply this to paper with a grammage minimum of 150 grams or any cardstock like a cereal box. FILES INCLUDED: 1. PDF Instructions (English and Indonesia). - Step-by-step illustrated instruction with QR-code and link to video tutorial. - Secret tips and tricks for neat and sturdy cardboard craft. - Scaling/resizing tutorial (yes, you can rescale it to whatever size you want). 2. PDF template file for print (The_Template_1021.pdf). - Consists of 22 pieces in 15 pages (A4 size paper). 3. Head cushion template if applicable (mainly for headpiece templates). 4. A Zip file containing all of the files above. WHAT MAKE OUR TEMPLATE SPECIAL? - Designed for corrugated cardboard. Unlike paper, corrugated cardboard has thickness. And our template is designed to deal with that! - Can be used on new cardboard or USED cardboard. It is a sustainable craft in mind! Just search for cardboard with a thickness ranging from 0.5mm to 4mm. You can use thicker than 4mm but that will need more energy to fold. For the best result: just buy new 1.5mm thick E-Flute cardboard. - A4 Native paper with no splitted template part. Each piece inside of this template is less than A4 wide. This gives you three advantages: 1. You don't need to unify the splitted template part before applying them to cardboard because no part is splitted. 2. It doesn't require wide cardboard, so you can use any cardboard scraps at home, and 3. Easier to print because A4 paper and printers are widely available worldwide. - Fast and easy. KRAF Studio's crafting technique is relatively fast and easy compared to other cardboard crafting techniques. - It uses easy-to-find tools. - Our templates conceal cardboard edges. Makes it look tidy and seamless. - All is tested. You can check on our YouTube for the real non-cut video walkthrough. - Each template has a comprehensive step-by-step tutorial with videos and also secret tips and tricks for neat cardboard crafts. TOOLS and MATERIALS - Corrugated cardboard with thickness up to 4mm. Higly recomended using 1.5mm thick E-Flute cardboard. - Cutter - Cutting mat - Scissor - Ruler - flat screwdriver- paper binder clips - tape (optional) INSTRUCTION 1. Print the PDF template (The_Template_1021.pdf) on A4 paper. Tips: Print it on A4 sticker/label paper to save time and effort. 2. Stick the template into the corrugated cardboard. 3. Cut the cardboard along straight red line (cut line). 4. Use a flat screwdriver and a ruler to score along the fold lines (the dashed line). 5. Fold the cardboard along scored lines. 6. Find matching numbers and glue them. *Printed template side will be hidden inside the model after completion. Our designs are protected by copyright and are intended for personal use only. Would you like to make a commercial use? Contact us! The walkthrough video of making the cardboard shark inspired robot helmet on the photo above is available on the following link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGBYvll3xEY Follow us on Instagram (@krafstudio) so you don’t miss any upcoming releases!
Rubber tire and cardboard. These are some of the materials that industrial designer Ricardo Geldres and plastic artist Kareen Nishimura utilize for make their products. They founded RIKA in 2004 in Lima, Perú, a small company specializing in recycled objects. They design products made with non conventional materials, rescuing artisan techniques and adding playfulness to each singular proposal. Check out […]
Cardboard Dragon Robot: Who doesn't love dragons? I know I do. I wanted to challenge myself with this project and build it all out of cardboard practicing some techniques I recently learned, and control it using a small thumbstick controller.
These cardboard robots feature LED lights and moveable limbs that make them even cooler.
