I have always wanted to a larger than life costume. I decided to do a robot because the design is wide open and the recent popularity. There are many different styles, shapes, and sizes. I spent several hours looking at different robots online. I then sketched-out my Homemade Megabot Costume. Once the design was finalized, … Read more
I wanted to make a Robot costume reminiscent of a 50’s Sci-Fi Movie. Since I wanted a Retro-metallic look, I made body and head all out of metal. I used about 1000 nuts and screws putting it together, when it was finished it weighed about 35lbs. The head is connected to the body so that … Read more
Our two-year-old daughter requested to be a “fancy silver robot” for Halloween. Her cardboard box costume, reminiscent of robots her dad made as a child. The head is an ice cream bucket, with ranch dressing container ears, with sparkly pipecleaners. Arms and legs are foil dryer vents. It also includes salvaged radio knobs, keypad, small … Read more
We made these Homemade Robot Costumes out of cardboard and duct tape. The body is just cardboard cut, molded and covered with duct tape, then decorated with colored tape on top. The heads are construction hard hats with cardboard and duct tape with a few LED flashlights for the eyes and for backlighting. The final … Read more
When designing my son’s robot costume “functionality” was key for me. I wanted lights, sounds, and moving parts and that is what I ended up with. Here is the run down of what we did. Our son loves robots and he was the one who would dress up in boxes and go around the house. … Read more