HandiMate, developed by researchers from Purdue and Indiana universities, lets children (or anyone else) build robots with cardboard, velcro, and other cheap, easily available materials.

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The process [Dickel] follows is to prototype using cardboard first. Parts are then designed carefully in CAD, and printed out at a 1:1 scale and glued to sheets of polystyrene.

Google showed the world that you could make a virtual reality headset from cardboard. We figure that might have been [Uladz] inspiration for creating a robotic arm also made out of cardboard. He sa… ...

The modular robotic system features different and body designs, creating a dozen different configurations for the robot, each with a slightly different gait and programming difficulty.

Mike Estee is experimenting with a cardboard robot that can be built for under $100. The cheap material allows Estee to experiment with designs without worrying about sunk costs.