Gotta Blast! Maker Builds a Real-Life, Working Jimmy Neutron Goddard Robot
Fancy robot dogs like Boston Dynamics’ Spot have got nothing on Goddard. Not only can Goddard transform into dozens of vehicles and gadgets, but he’s also the best friend anyone could ask for. No other machine even comes close. But on second thought, Spot does have one advantage over Goddard — it’s real. Goddard only exists in the imaginary world of Jimmy Neutron.
Or at least that was the case until Kiara of Kiara's Workshop made Goddard real. She has just completed the build of a life-sized replica of Goddard. It may not be able to transform like the cartoon version, but it does make for a good companion bot.
The plasma ball "brain" (📷: Kiara's Workshop)
Since Goddard’s transparent dome houses a glowing plasma brain in the cartoon, Kiara centered the entire design around a commercially available plasma ball. A low-poly model of Goddard from an old GameCube...
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