Robotic Space Guide Dog

Finally we painted the robotic space dog using a silver, metallic finish spray paint so that it looks as close as possible to the child’s drawing.

We then attached both the legs and the head to the body using screws and bolts, to create more stability within the frame. By creating a wooden frame, along with thin metal wire, it allowed us to attach workig wheels so that the dog will move.

The next step was to create the X-Ray vision eyes, to do this we added small glass cubes with battery operated lights behind them, when switched on this would give the impression of small laser beams.

We then used Mod Rock to create smoother edges on the entire structure of the dog.

We then created the head the same way, after studying how a boxer dogs head would be, we used a boxer dog as we thought it was the closest to the child’s drawing. We then began to add contours out of cardboard to create a more muscular finish.

We then began to create the dogs body in a similar way to how we created the legs, with both cardboard and tape. We used the legs as a template for how large the dog should be.

We then began to make each leg 3-Dimensional by folding cardboard into the desired shape, by adding a sheet of thin plastic, it would add strength to each leg.

We then began collecting various materials, including a few metallic household objects that we may be able to use along the way. We then created a template for each leg which allowed us to make sure each one was the same size, so that the dog would eventually stand.

We began the design process by creating a prototype out of cardboard, this helped us to visualise the sizing of each component. We then covered the cardboard in silver tape so that we could achieve the desired effect.