In SMACKDOWN

Friday Smackdown: Gusty Tugger

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You see that? He i’nt much for crawlin’ up in tha cracks now. Mostly ’cause he’s lackin’ tha arm n’ leg joints. Strange yes ol’ freind, nay as strange as these links. Vlado – Sweet sketchy style of the future so slick I wish I could live in it. 15 Things Worth Knowing about Coffee…

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In DESIGN

Sumajin Spins Toy Design Mix and Sweet Alias Design Pics

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Lame. You so, do not have enough playful-looking, plastic figurines sitting on your desk or hanging out of your pockets. (This is the part where two small Korean children suddenly appear with giant smiles and laughter.)

훌륭한춥구나때려때려!! Sumajin Flex Champion!!

Yes. I agree. “awesome cool slap slap.” Sumajin, maker of iPhone cases and other tech accessories has their own toy line too. You guessed it, the Flex Champion, a customizable figure rockin’ the monochrome and developed in Alias Design.

The design process? oh yeah, they have one of those as well. Here’s the idea behind the toy, the familiar process they used to create it and the plasticy joy that resulted.

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In 3D CAD TECH

Tiny Sumobot Distracts/Attacks With Blood Squirting Light Effect {3D VR}

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I’m telling you, there’s no end to the carnage… or virtual carnage… or inane thoughts I get when I see pretty lights shooting out of a robot. But that just goes to show how naivety will bleed us dry in a fit of flashy brilliance.

What is this I speak of? An experiment from Chris Rojas that fits a tiny Sumobot with an IR tracking systems for an interesting take on how we could interface with robots or our environment, or heck, with each other. Initiate fear recognition…

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In DESIGN

Ask the Reader: When Did You Start Modeling in 3D? {Poll}

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Well, the last poll showed people overwhelmingly think our robots servants should keep management quarantined. For good reason, no doubt. We all want to frolic in the freedom of designing and rendering awesome bits of plastic and metal in our favorite 3D program.

There’s probably a time in your life that you remember 2D being torn like a shroud from your innocent mind. All of a sudden you had to deal with multiple files, multiple file formats and the expectation that everything you make will look cooler, work better and save everybody loads of time.

It happened just like that too, didn’t it? So, when did it happen for you?

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