Big T's Chop Shop

03/14/2024

Robot arm bits and pieces complete! Going to start the build next week, but the shiny bits are all ready.

03/13/2024

I don't normally machine a lot of tiny parts, but it was a fun challenge to build these motor brackets for our humanoid robotics project. They would definitely benefit from some custom fixtures if we go to production!

03/12/2024

Machining some shiny bits and pieces today. Internal components for a arm. Slightly smaller scale than our usual fate.

01/25/2024

I had the great honour of being featured on the Kinematic Conversations pod this week. Was fun to recount the stories of how I ended up going from making video games to making robot hands!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0hTGP005tnZHEgMaDghr87

Listen to this episode from Kinematic Conversations on Spotify. In my fourth episode, I am talking to Trent Shumay! As a Computer Scientist, he started in the wild gaming industry of the mid90s, working a lot on 3D Rendering. Today he runs an independent secret workshop where he's focused on buildin...

01/11/2024

Ready for battle.

01/09/2024

A solid stack of material to start off 2024! Let's git 'er done.

12/12/2023

Beauty and carnage after a roughing op!

11/28/2023

Been a while since it was ! Firing up the Bambi for a test print.

11/01/2023

Some fresh kit heading to our friends for the K-Bar! If you’re into , check them out!

10/31/2023

Fresh coming off the machines today for . If you're into karts - check out their new k-bar, it's pretty cool.

09/19/2023

Before and after. Amazing what a little machining can do to a block of aluminum. We kind of take it for granted but it's remarkable.

08/30/2023

Some piles of accumulating. Another run of sassy Mini Cooper pedals underway.