Totally But being 3d printed makes the concept even cooler And I love the mechanical fx like the cannons moving. A lot can be done with cogs and wheels (I'm think a robot snake with a sliding tail), but printed at that scale must make it a tad more difficult
Thanks! And good luck in designing your own versions. If you used Autodesk Fusion, the design file is available to download if you want to use it as a base :) makerworld.com/en/models/995378#profileId-971604
The cube robots are both cool and cute. I'm fascinated by mechanical tchotchkes too and I have little experiences building them, so this breakdown of the designing process is really useful. Thanks!
I remember years back modelling up (though not printable) a couple robots that folded up into cylinders. Tried to have their transformations be functional enough though so there would've been the possibility of further work making them printable.
this is so inspiring! it makes me wonder why a company would make robots in boxes- maybe to most effectively fill a cargo plane so that in one swoop they can deploy an entire battalion onto the field? or perhaps to maximize space in a rocket? such a cool concept- i'll have to make my own!
Reminds me of something called "Letronix" or something we had in Brazil when I was a kid. They were letters that would transform into a little robot, each letter was a unique transformation.
It would be cool to see you make something that launches tiny balls forward as you move it forward.. I bet you could even print the whole thing (springs, balls, etc.) in place
You may have already seen it but the Fusion file for one of them is available to download if you want to use it as a base, or as inspiration :) - makerworld.com/en/models/995378#profileId-971604
really cool process and idea you should try to make transformers that can transform like the little companion ones that they made. im going to make one now
Thanks! In the Autodesk Fusion design file of our first release, you can actually change the clearance parameter from 0.3mm to 0.2mm. This should tighten things up. We had a couple instances where it was too tight so we left it at 0.3mm to be safe, but feel free to experiment. The file and instructions are here - makerworld.com/en/models/995378#profileId-971604
Really cool! Would love to see a way to combine the box mechanisms so they could work together, like a tripod box connects to a ball joint box connects to a telescoping box connects to a camera mount/gopro box to create your own little versatile tripod! And you could swap out the tripod stand with a gripping stand etc etc to create lots of different combinations.
I just printed one as a test print on my new A1. It printed flawlessly and looks good but the joints are a bit loose for my liking making it hard to pose. Still a great little toy that my son nicked instantly. Have a sub and a boost on Bambu labs.
Thanks so much for the support! If you use Autodesk Fusion, you can download the design file and change the 'tol' parameter to 0.2mm instead of 0.3mm. This should tighten the joints up, although snapping the parts out initially may be a bit tougher.
They're sort of like the transforming toys you'd get in Happy Meals when I was a kid. Here's a thought, build one inside of a Rubik's style cube, where when you solve it, it transforms into a little robot. If you've seen one of those vault cubes, then you have an idea of how it could work.
Our learning platform has a course on designing 3D printed mechanisms - weareprintlab.com/courses/mechanism-cubes/. To be transparent, it is an annual fee to join the platform but if you go to the pricing page, you can do a 24 hour free trial. Feel free to use the trial to give some of the tutorials a go!
Thats really interesting and inspiring... Can I took your box approach to make something like this. I really like the idea and geometry and one thing more, how do you move bodies in fusion 360 and still they are linked together not floating around in workspace. Because when I try to move things they sometimes move in workspace and sometimes not..!!?? Do you reference/ project the lines and shapes from a sketch or from a body in another sketch..?
We turn the parts into components and add joints to them :). If you download the Fusion file from this version - makerworld.com/en/models/995378#profileId-971604, you can scroll through the timeline in Fusion to see exactly how we designed it.
They remind me of 52Toys' "Beastbox" lineup. Your designs are very neat, I want to try my hand at doing something similar myself now.
Totally
But being 3d printed makes the concept even cooler
And I love the mechanical fx like the cannons moving. A lot can be done with cogs and wheels (I'm think a robot snake with a sliding tail), but printed at that scale must make it a tad more difficult
yup exactly
I had the same thought lol
Thanks! And good luck in designing your own versions. If you used Autodesk Fusion, the design file is available to download if you want to use it as a base :) makerworld.com/en/models/995378#profileId-971604
The cube robots are both cool and cute. I'm fascinated by mechanical tchotchkes too and I have little experiences building them, so this breakdown of the designing process is really useful. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
2:59 I guess you could say it....worked right out of the _box_
Cinema
Niceee
Where did you download it ?
Oh my god, these are so cool, I can't overstate how amazed I am
this reminds me of the little robots I've been making from lego technic back when I was 10, so cool.
the planning, the design, the final bots- incredible- excited to see how this project evolves!
I love mechanisms, especially transforming objects.
I remember years back modelling up (though not printable) a couple robots that folded up into cylinders. Tried to have their transformations be functional enough though so there would've been the possibility of further work making them printable.
these look sick. awesome contraptions
Very cool designs! I was working on just a jointable cube a while ago, this gave me new inspiration to continue. Thanks! 😊
Good luck! We look forward to seeing your creations
This is cool, cute, and creative. I am subscribing!
Great vid Realy love a hole army of them that would be great
Thanks so much! More coming soon :)
I LOVE THIS IDEA SO MUCH
finally my yt recommendation bought me to your channel
Welcome!
this is so inspiring! it makes me wonder why a company would make robots in boxes- maybe to most effectively fill a cargo plane so that in one swoop they can deploy an entire battalion onto the field? or perhaps to maximize space in a rocket? such a cool concept- i'll have to make my own!
Hell yeah! That's so cool!!!
So underated very cool!!
These are so cool! Gonna print one soon :D
This is so inspiring 👍
crazy underrated, i thought you had 100k
Maybe one day!
@weareprintlab considering your content style, you'll get popular in no time
really cool video thk u for sharing idea like that
pure creativity!
super cool, well done
I used to make things like these with Legos, imma try to design one tonight
This is so cool! Thanks!
great idear! would love to see a some one turn it school projekt for bulding your own battlebot, learn and have fun
We work with a lot of teachers and this has been suggested a few times :)
really awesome. will you release the other robots aswell? i want to print them all
yes coming soon!
Those a really excellent and very inspiring!
Reminds me of something called "Letronix" or something we had in Brazil when I was a kid. They were letters that would transform into a little robot, each letter was a unique transformation.
very cool idea i am inspired ngl
This reminds me of Trap Bakugans! Some of them were cube shaped
It would be cool to see you make something that launches tiny balls forward as you move it forward.. I bet you could even print the whole thing (springs, balls, etc.) in place
Sounds like a great challenge for us :D
I want to see more these box bots
Great video!
are you gonna make more types of boxbots? would love to print an army of those :)
i would like to see more of them to
Really cool. And you make it look not too complicated. I'm a novice at fusion 360 but gotta try this
You may have already seen it but the Fusion file for one of them is available to download if you want to use it as a base, or as inspiration :) - makerworld.com/en/models/995378#profileId-971604
They seem a bit dangly but what a cool project. Cant wait to see the improvements!
Cubes are underrated tbh
really cool process and idea you should try to make transformers that can transform like the little companion ones that they made. im going to make one now
THIS WAS SOOO GOOODDDD
They're so cute! I wonder what could be done to make the joints more stable/tighter as a next iteration?
Thanks! In the Autodesk Fusion design file of our first release, you can actually change the clearance parameter from 0.3mm to 0.2mm. This should tighten things up. We had a couple instances where it was too tight so we left it at 0.3mm to be safe, but feel free to experiment. The file and instructions are here - makerworld.com/en/models/995378#profileId-971604
I have this weird desire to design box bots now without any experience making actual functional designs
Really cool! Would love to see a way to combine the box mechanisms so they could work together, like a tripod box connects to a ball joint box connects to a telescoping box connects to a camera mount/gopro box to create your own little versatile tripod! And you could swap out the tripod stand with a gripping stand etc etc to create lots of different combinations.
This would be amazing - thanks for the idea!
Literally a transformer that doesn’t cost your life savings
I just printed one as a test print on my new A1. It printed flawlessly and looks good but the joints are a bit loose for my liking making it hard to pose. Still a great little toy that my son nicked instantly. Have a sub and a boost on Bambu labs.
Thanks so much for the support! If you use Autodesk Fusion, you can download the design file and change the 'tol' parameter to 0.2mm instead of 0.3mm. This should tighten the joints up, although snapping the parts out initially may be a bit tougher.
The grab reminded me of how babies pick things up
That's cool, make more !!!
Coming soon!
excellent work, like the how it's made of youtube!:)
52TOYS Beastbox and Megabox.
Please please PLEASE show us how to make those the look soooo cool!
So fun! What kind of clearance do you use for print in place hinges that allows them to move, but also hold their position? Amazing!
Hey i would love to intergrate those models into a 3D game.
i would like to see that game
I loved all the robots
do you plan to make the other robots available to or just the 01?
I love saying how “complex assemblies are made up of simple parts”
awesome
Cool! I'd like to have one!
BoxBots ❌
Minecraft Armadillo ✅
Before time began, there was the cube.
Great video! Remember back in the day 3d printing could not create such nice tolerances and it would all be stuck together! 😂
🤣 yes we remember those frustrating days very well
They're sort of like the transforming toys you'd get in Happy Meals when I was a kid. Here's a thought, build one inside of a Rubik's style cube, where when you solve it, it transforms into a little robot. If you've seen one of those vault cubes, then you have an idea of how it could work.
Really cool idea!
you had me in the first 25 seconds
Hey hey guy! Its looks awesome) we need to add some motors and - voila! Neo genesis of Evangelion)
you should try making the head one of the corners
would be more fun to see those done in FreeCAD, cool idea nonetheless!
I would buy so many of these for TTRPGs
editing is top notch, i thought you had 546k, i had to look again
Maybe one day!
Are the other versions available?
We intend to release the others soon :)
Your video is awesome, love the creativity.
Is there any chance you could do a video on the software you used to design the bots?
Our learning platform has a course on designing 3D printed mechanisms - weareprintlab.com/courses/mechanism-cubes/. To be transparent, it is an annual fee to join the platform but if you go to the pricing page, you can do a 24 hour free trial. Feel free to use the trial to give some of the tutorials a go!
Seeing somebody refer to Bakugan as a thing in the past rather than a living franchise feels sad. Cool cubes tho!
Thats really interesting and inspiring... Can I took your box approach to make something like this. I really like the idea and geometry and one thing more, how do you move bodies in fusion 360 and still they are linked together not floating around in workspace.
Because when I try to move things they sometimes move in workspace and sometimes not..!!??
Do you reference/ project the lines and shapes from a sketch or from a body in another sketch..?
We turn the parts into components and add joints to them :). If you download the Fusion file from this version - makerworld.com/en/models/995378#profileId-971604, you can scroll through the timeline in Fusion to see exactly how we designed it.
Those are excellent!!! (What happened to their adorable little glasses, though?!?) 😄😄😄
🤣They were too small and we lost them
I all ready printed one for my self
Please post all downloads for each box robots
Gridfinity Boxbots WHEN?
That would be awesome - hopefully soon!
I. Need. More.
Please make the other two robots
How do we dowload the other boxbots. I only found links to one of them , are you going to make more of them ?
What about all the other ones? Are we going to be able to download those?
can you add the other robots in the disc
I wanna make the last robot box bot out of Lego
Fascinating, maybe you could take a step further by putting small servos and motors!
A few people have told us to do this. Looks like we'll have to give it a go soon!
I had a toy like this as a kid. It was called "cubot" and it was made of wood
Of course UA-cam doesnt let me have this in picture in picture mode, im probably going to fix that.
What was the software used for the testing of the models
Are ther downloads for the others?
Coming soon!
another way to make it less loss on the ball point is print it separated
and also, make it attachable
should give them a catchy name like automatic robots, or autobots for short
Can you upload all of these to your print profile pls I will def print them
the others will be ready soon. We're just doing some final testing and refining :)
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Only the first one is downloadable? :(
OMG someone please come up with a tabletop skirmish game based on these. Preferably 2+ players instead of just 2
Can we get a game for this and some of the downloadable designs for them.
Skip vid 👇
3:53 3:53
Immediately bakugan in mind
You should make them able to combine
boxugon
Edit: I made this comment before he mentioned Baku gon lol
bro discovered bakugan, can't wait to see what he does
Wasn't the idea that cubes with individual simple mechanisms COMBINE into robots?
What an original idea! I sure hope there somehow aren't similar models on MakerWorld, Printables, Thangs, and other 3D prints websites.
Are these for sale