Coronavirus Buddies
2020, and 2021 as of this writing, have been intense with our having to stay in our homes and wait out the virus/vaccine. I have turned to many different things to help pass the time and keep my mental health, and one of the avenues I went down was to make models for friends, and spontaneously send them to friends. It was a way to share a little joy, and hope that they would feel a little love in such a dark time. So I made an initial wave of “Coronavirus Buddies” small robots in mid 2020, and just recently a flying car one-off. These are all design exercises, in a way….
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