A dinosaur armature made of epoxy putty and armature wire.

It's time for the fun part! Let's bring these kittens to life! I used terrycloth fabric towels to create the skin for the cats. I sewed...

While testing the cats prior to animating, I came across a major issue. The shoulder joints offered far too much mobility, and easily...

It has risen. The skeleton of the armature is complete! I'm extremely happy with it's ability to be posed. The liquid epoxy really...

Last night my cute little armature forgot that she was a mere Padawan and pushed herself too far before being slashed to pieces by the...

Today I FINALLY got to put the armature together! The good news? The joints worked beautifully – knees, legs, and even the ball joints in...

Up until this point, I have been using 6mm gold plated brass beads that I found on amazon for the ball joints. The gold plating needed to...

Here's a mini BTS video of some of the process, from soldering to printing! The password is cat. Obviously. :)...

Thank you to my amazing professor Ron Honn for allowing me to borrow Armacreature! Armacreature is the first actual metal armature I've...

Exciting news! One of my favorite professors and honors project director, Ron Honn, generously allowed my friend and I to borrow his...

Don't be that person who watches the movie before the book! Okay I lied, there's no movie, but read part one of this saga HERE anyways....

For the knees, I wanted a joint that was only capable of moving around one axis. The ball joints and the leg joints would definitely...

Hey you! Yeah you, who's reading this! I want you to lift your shoulder up and move it in every direction that you can. It can move...

This week I was able to successfully create a ball joint! I modeled it on Fusion and got it printed. An issue I ran into was that the...

Let me tell you. I did not know struggle until I tried to cut brass pipe. Ha, kidding! But seriously, it was difficult. The pipe I...

These kittens can't just be a sack of bones and joints, can they? It's time to design the main parts of their bodies! Originally I...

After conducting research on cats I created a few different armature designs. At first I was tempted to just use ball joints throughout...

Before designing an armature for my cat, I decided to thoroughly study the anatomy of cats. Here is some of my research: Cats are...

Progress post! The design for the armature is finalized! I'll be creating three different types of joints: 1. Ball Joint - allows for the...

Today at the Innovation Hub, I learned a ton of new things, including how to solder, how to use Autodesk Fusion 360, and most...