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Invention Story
It's a robotic octopus that protects fish by slapping away predators or shooting ink at them.
![Octopus Slapper by Eric](../sites/default/files/2021-04/OctopusSlapper.gif)
Textile planning. Creation 1/2 by Robin Ritter
Here is my plan for how to translate the Octopus Slapper into a huge interactive textile ...
Textile Pieces. Creation 2/2 by Robin Ritter
I have been cutting and sewing together the Octopus head and fish! The eyes were added and ...
Glass Fish. Creation 2/2 by Robin Ritter
The second rendition of the Octopus Slapper 2000 will be made up of flameworked glass models. First ...
Slappin' Tentacles. Creation 2/2 by Robin Ritter
Next step is to flamework the Octopus Slapper 2000 itself. Starting with the tentacles ...
Glass Octopus and Shark Creation 1/2 by Robin Ritter
I have been out of studio for a little while... Eric and I zoomed and he designed a ...
Glass Octopus and Shark Creation 2/2 by Robin Ritter
Next I use a Peobo low fire marker to draw on robotic and facial expressions!
Zoom Meeting with the Little Inventor by Robin Ritter
Here are some shots of Eric and I discussing the project. He created the shark ...
Getting ready to animate! by Jade Chittock
The first thing I did was take some pictures of the glass characters on a white background so ...
Animation Process by Jade Chittock
Now I am ready to start animating! Back to the string and tape. First, I created the "underwater" scene ...