This BattleBots-Inspired Spinning Robot Claw Swaps a Trophy for a Coffee Cup
Pseudonymous maker "drpykachu" has created a do-it-yourself version of the famous BattleBots claw-shaped trophy stand — to slowly spin a coffee cup on a desk.
"Growing up, my father and I watched BattleBots quite often. During the fights where robots were being shredded to pieces, I noticed there was a giant, robotic, claw trophy stand in the background that I thought was more impressive than the bots themselves," drpykachu recalls. "I wanted one for myself, but after looking into it some more, I realized the stand is massive, heavy, and expensive. I decided that I could attempt to make one myself, but a smaller, cheaper desktop version to rotate my coffee mug (because why not!)."
The trophy wasn't anything particularly special — an oversized, polished nut engraved with the show's logo and the word "champion" — but the way it was displayed was undeniably eye-catching: the trophy stood on a...
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