Cardboard Robot: robotic arm and smart phone camera crane

A project in Melbourne, Australia by Ken Ihara
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Huge (span of nearly 6 feet!) computer-controlled robot arm / camera crane made of cardboard. Clean up your room or take cool videos.
Backers: 122
Average Pledge Per Backer: $100

Funded: $12,183 of $10,000
Dates: Jul 6th -> Aug 20th (45 days)
Project By: Ken Ihara
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Latest News

Cardboard Robots in transit to your door...

December 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone, Great news. Your Cardboard Robots are on their way to you! UPS and USPS picked up all the packages on Friday. If you ordered a complete robot kit ($175+ rewards), you should have received an email from UPS or USPS with the tracking... (Read More)

Heading to US in five days...

October 26th - via: kickstarter.com
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September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
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Thank you and an update

August 27th - via: kickstarter.com
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Our Final Days!

August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Cardboard Robot Backers, Thank you for all your support and words of encouragement during this great campaign. If you are ever in Melbourne, Australia, do drop me a line. I’d like to buy you a drink and / or give you a tour of my lab (if of... (Read More)

Our Final Week! New Reward- The Piano Maestro

August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, We are entering our final week of funding. We have almost reached $12,000 and 90 Backers! To celebrate I have created a new reward that utilizes similar USB technology! $125.00- THE PIANO MAESTRO- PianoMaestro is a portable electronic... (Read More)

Funding Goal Reached - Full Steam Ahead!

August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, We’ve reached our funding goal! Thank you so much for your kind and generous support. Please find below the current timetable for the CardBoard Robot.  (I realize its not clear as a jpg -- please email me and I will send you the pdf... (Read More)

New Rewards Introduced

August 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We have almost reached our goal and with 18 days left I know we will get there! I've introduced 6 new rewards. Check them out and share with your friends.  You can increase or add to your existing reward by adding the amount of the new reward you... (Read More)

Harvard CS50 supports the Cardboard Robot!

July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
The Cardboard Robot received a generous donation from David J Malan, the Harvard lecturer who single-handedly made Harvard's introductory computer science class (CS50) a “campus-wide cult” (see last link)You can watch his entertaining and... (Read More)

Funding progress

July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
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