StarBot Animatronic Robot Puppets

A project in Orlando, FL by Pat Starace
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Create whimsical animatronic puppets and learn microcontrollers, mechanics and papercraft.
Backers: 98
Average Pledge Per Backer: $123

Funded: $12,064 of $5,000
Dates: Oct 22nd -> Nov 21st (31 days)
Project By: Pat Starace
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Latest News

New Fox Character joins in at The Miami Mini Maker Faire

November 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Just a few days left of our StarBots Kickstarter Campaign. It's very exciting as we approach the finish line, and I'd like to thank all the awesome backers. This past weekend, I exhibited at the first Miami Mini Maker Faire. It was a huge success... (Read More)

Announcing International Shipping

November 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Announcing International Shipping. You asked, and we listened. W're proud to announce International Shipping Is Now Available! Regards, ~Pat Starace  (Read More)

1st Stretch Goal

November 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you for all the awesome support for StarBots Animatronic Robotic Puppets. As someone who takes his animatronics out to events, classes and sometimes just for fun. I wondered what would I like as a first stretch goal, and I came up with this. A... (Read More)

StarBots @ Minecrafts Minecon 'Makers Village'

November 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Exhibiting at Minecon 2013, the Minecraft convention was nothing short of amazing. 7,500 attendees got to play with the StarBots, and had tons of fun while learning about them. It was a two day event, and the StarBots performed flawlessly. They were... (Read More)

StarBots at MineCon with CaptainSparklez

November 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Tired and need some sleep. Here's a link from CaptainSparklez himself. http://instagram.com/p/gRjd0PkEIS/ More to come. ~Pat Starace  (Read More)

Thank You!

October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Human Model Chrome Skull + LEDS

October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Halloween! Here's the update as promised. I wanted to show the possibilities of the 'Human Model'. I modeled a cyborg/chrome skull meets the joker 3d model. I rendered this out with an awesome chrome look. I printed this out on an ordinary... (Read More)

Thank you, and stay tuned!

October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We've passed 90% of our goal today!!! Thank you so much for all your generous support!  In the coming days, I will be posting a cool update to the project... stay tuned  ~Pat Starace  (Read More)

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