Dancing Robot

Cute little dancing robot.

Part of my Robot Enlightenment series of automata (a series of 26 named automata about a tiny robot trying to find happiness). This one is called “Dance”.

Made of solid cedar, hickory and other hardwoods with brass wire, brass and leather. Finished in natural (skin & food safe) linseed oil.  The wood that the robot is made of varies depending on what I have in my shop at the time (I get my wood supply as offcuts from a nearby cabinet shop). Most of the robots are made of maple or hickory, but occasionally I make them other woods like oak, ash or birch. I’ve tried to picture the most common wood types in the group image.

These are heirloom quality art pieces that are not suitable for infants or toddlers because of the small parts that could be a choking hazard (and a potentially sharp metal components).