Some robots deserve a hug. This one sounds like it should come with a workplace safety briefing. Danny Hennesy’s clawed mechanoid pairs a yellow-and-black warning scheme with green, giving this sci-fi walker a suitably hazardous identity. Please keep fingers clear of the brick-built employee.
Danny introduces the update with “yes I added some parts to the mechanical bloke,” then admits it was actually a complete rebuild. That’s an extremely relatable LEGO confession. Just one little adjustment, and suddenly your afternoon—and your robot—has been dismantled.
The interesting constraint here is the parts supply: Danny built with bricks he hadn’t already sold. I love that approach. A shrinking collection turns building into a negotiation between the robot in your head and whatever’s left in the box. For a clawed mechanical creature, that feels like fertile territory for improvisation.
Danny calls his habit “adbricktion.” No further questions, Your Honour. The prosecution also has several unfinished mechs.
Build by dannyhennesy on Flickr.
