Octopus Slapper 2000
To protect rare and endangered creatures in the sea, Eric has designed a robot, the Octopus Slapper 2000. It swats away dangers and predators using its tentacles or repels them by squirting ink into the water.
Keep scrolling to see the story of this amazing invention!
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Invention Story
It's a robotic octopus that protects fish by slapping away predators or shooting ink at them.
Eric has been using his Inventor's Log at home to tell us more about the inspiration behind this great invention and all the things that Eric has found out about the ocean through the challenge.
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Textile planning. Creation 1/2 by Robin Ritter
Here is my plan for how to translate the Octopus Slapper into a huge interactive textile ...
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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!
Glass blower and artist, Robin had a video chat with Eric to talk about first ideas for bringing the Octopus Slapper 2000 to life.
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 ...
Robin teamed up with animator Jade to bring the Octopus Slapper 2000 to life through glass and animation. They met up with Eric again, to show their progress to the Little Inventor.
Eric has already started thinking about what inventions he would like to do next. We can't wait to see the angler fish trash collector!
