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Robots and Mobile Machines Constructed From Discarded Drives

by Caleb Johnson on December 12, 2009 at 03:40 PM

Whether it's the trickle down of a bad economy or simply an effort toward conservation, more and more people are using old electronics to create amazing works of art. To produce these creations, you don't have to attend art school, but it does help to know your way around a computer.

Enter Miguel Rivera. According to Wired, he's a systems administrator and, judging by his art, a little bit of a gear head. Rivera used old hard drives to create small sculptures of cars and motorcycles. His first piece, an attempt at a car, took 33 hard drives and a full weekend to finish. But most impressively, this piece (along with the others), is held together without glue or any other material that's not from the discarded drives. From there, Rivera moved on to other car designs, motorcycles, and eventually, he built his masterpiece -- a standing robot that's made from 14 laptop hard drives and other assorted computer parts.

Don't expect to see Rivera's art on display. "It's my therapy after a five-day, 12-hour-shift work week," he says. We'd hardly call spending entire weekends hunched over a table scattered with gutted hard drives therapy (sounds more like punishment). But hey, whatever works. [From: Wired]

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