Red Chuck

45 Robots

Saturday, Harrison drew 45 Robots. He said he wanted to design machines to help with things around the house. So for example, he drew Mowy who mows the lawn and Sweeper who sweeps the roof. But after drawing several of these helpful robots, he then started drawing more fanciful automotans. There's Spike who's purpose is self preservation, Claw who "controls stuff" with lightbulbs and eyestalks, and (and this is my favorite drawing of the bunch) Smarty who builds other robots.

Part of the fun for both of us was naming each robot and then talking about what each robot could do. I took photographs of each of the drawings and then imported them into iPhoto. After that, Harrison told me what to name each robot and what to write about each robot. I typed his descriptions into iPhoto's comment field, trying to stick as closely as possible to his words and diction. Export as "Web Page" and voila — instant robot web archive. We are both extremely pleased with the result. I am very glad that we took the time to sit down and name all these guys, because, to me, the descriptions and names are as imaginative and colorful as the drawing themselves.

So without further ado, here's 45 Robots.