We’re beginning to think the “S” in [Jeremy S Cook] stands for strandbeest. He’ll be the talk of the 4th of July picnic once he brings out his latest build—a weaponized, remote-controlled strandbeest that shoots bottle rockets. There are a bank of money shots up on Imgur.
This ‘beest is the natural next step after his remote-controlled walker, which we featured a month or so ago. Like that one, the locomotion comes from a pair of micro gear motors that are controlled by an Arduino Nano over Bluetooth. The pyrotechnics begin when nitinol wire cleverly strung across two lever nuts is triggered. All the electronics are housed inside a 3D-printed box that [Jeremy] designed to sit in the middle of the legs. We love the face plate he added later in the build, because those gumdrop LED eyes are sweet.
Can you believe that this vehicle of destruction began as a pile of innocent, pasta-colored pieces of kit? We dig the camouflaged battleship paint job, ’cause it really toughens up the whole aesthetic. And really, that’s probably what you want if you’re driving around a spindly beast that can just shoot rockets whenever. Let’s light this candle after the break, shall we?
Oh how the statement “a bank of money shots” couple be taken the wrong way.
“ROCKET-BEEST BURNS UP FUSES OUT THERE ALONE” vs “Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone”, Elton John Homage?
Needs a little elevation on those rocket tubes.
you might get better results with model rocket engines. print some folding fin assemblies and nosecones. also the igniters are much faster.
or convert an old .22 pistol into an autocannon. lerms are for noobs.
Thanks for the awesome writeup Kristina! “S” stands for strandbeest cracked me up.
weve succomed to the nany country and some clown has decided Fireworks are too dangerous for the general population :(
A little bit of elevation on the launch tubes would make it even more awesome :)
Ha, good idea… Every time I think I’ve built the last one of these devices, there’s just. one. more. thing to do ;-)