Maker Faire 2008: R2-D2 Builders

[michaelhviper]

Do Club Members pay fees to the Club like in the B9 Robot Builders Club?

[lightstarkadder]

r2d2 this is the codis vidyo evr

[rhinnawi95]

Would you look at that, 81 trekkies dislike this.

[subron6er]

That really cool, I built mine for around 600.00 bucks over 5 years, mostly wood, with an aluminum dome.... check it out at Steeljaws game room 2 neat video.. thanks Jeff

[reggaesofie]

haha cool i had one but its was voice controld 2000 $ that time :D

[RodrickBurke]

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[saptos117]

How much i will buy you one when i have money but how much will cost one R2

[SqueekyStallion1]

Why the fuck is he shouting?

He knows a lot about a droid's guts but fuck all about microphones.

[scratchnsurf]

no he's wrong... the ultimate goal for droid building is to make a completely autonomous r2-d2.

[millenniumfalsehood]

He said, "He's a rock star, he's loved by women, children, and geeks alike." and I'm like, "Of course! He's freakin' ARTOO DETOO!"

Artoo is the COOLEST droid of all time, and I can't wait till I have the courage and skill to begin construction on mine. Just gotta finish my practice droid, and MSE-6 Mouse Droid. And maybe a Treadwell. ;)

[bestishiphop]

can you buy it?

[adaptationrecumben]

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[abruptjj]

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[10laughungtears]

R2-D2 is so cute x_x

[Breannalynn96]

can he fly

[CrimsoNShadovv]

wow

[LennonACW]

fucking awesome

[DanFrederiksen]

very nice build. the next step is to make a fully functional C3P0

[denson123123]

aww real r2d2

[Raptoridaner]

They should incorporate some of the autonomous tech used in the retail half size r2 d2 (motion sensors, etc.).

[SmoootHman]

it's alive... IT'S ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!

[cyrfung]

Looks awesome. I was a little bit disappointed to know that they were controlled by human, though. Would be even more interesting with a little bit of autonomous capability.

[existentaeinutila]

nice

[nalinca90247]

i love r2d2 it is my favorite droid.

[quagmire8881]

wow that dude from australia is like a mega dork-geek-nerd-nork-gerd,and deek

[threewing]

@quagmire8881

And yet, without any of those there would be no clean water running from your tap and no aspirine would be available if you got a(nother) headache...

[TheJediExile22]

That's awesome.

[underdrifter]

the ultimate goal of the droid is to make it intelligent!!!!!

[TheFeralFury]

I wonder what you would get if you fused this R2D2 replica with the state of the art in Japanese robotics technology of today?

[minipancho94]

the craziest and most awesome r2 ever. itll prbly turn inot a gundam or something though lol :P

[quelorepario]

@TheFeralFury skynet would happen

[vafanskamanheta]

does it have internet? :)

[amarijane]

Wat Does It Do ? Im Sure Is Intrested In This . Im Juz On P4 And real Intrested On Robots . I Joined A CCA .And It's Robotics ... Nice VID !! Im Your Fan !!

[elitex1072]

no esta ra en benta contestame

[minipancho94]

if their movie accurate do they have room for a midget inside?

[eleven38]

@minipancho94 wtf? there wasnt any midgets in the r2's u see 'moving' a hollow one was used with kenny baker inside to 'shake' r2 from side to side

[minipancho94]

@eleven38 i could of sworn it was a midget and it wasnt just for the shaking. there was problems with the controls in the original R2 and only one thing could operate at a time, so they put him in to turn the head and deploy the middle leg when needed. if you still dont believe me watch the bonus features on the original trilogy.

[SicaGR]

In the movie Kenny was in the R2 but technology has come a long way since then. There are still things that R2 did in the movie that the group hasn't finished working all the kinks out on.

[minipancho94]

i was joking originaly lol. would be a nice hiding place though lol. if i were part of this group i would make a base blueprint where the empty space would be used to add on etc etc.

[simhopp]

someone should get a license from Lucas film and mass produce full sized R2.

Chinese factory probably can make one for couple thousand dollars, including the aluminum body, motorized legs and dome etc.

[johnleejohnson]

Someone already has, although I don't beleive YouTube will allow me to post a link, but as a member of R2 Builders myself, buying a licensed replica kinda defeats the purpose of building it yourself.

Also, the licensed replicas go I think for at least a couple grand, and are non-functional, unlike the R2 in this video. Basically they just sit in your den or living room, where if you build it yourself, you can not only fill it with all these wonderful gadgets, but also mod it too!

[Andriaccini]

And I think not. The idea of this R2D2 builders club is that they enjoy the hard work of building those droids themselves.

[WhiteWolf5435]

My dad's uses a PS2 controller for his R2.

[mace727]

Wanna sell it?

[ecorkish]

were can r2d2

[craz3ykiller]

lol did he say "hi im steve simmons and im a milf?.... um i mean a member of the R2`s builders group

plz reply if you think so.

[1shmigle]

wats a milf

[jamiedakid]

M.I.L.F defenition Mother I'de Like to Fuck

[WhiteWolf5435]

XDD

[icedtees]

haha yes he does.

[kamphanen]

yeah he did, lulz

[anglerfly]

Is he the same simmons man as the one isn " Kiss" ?

[MonkeyInDaCloset]

@craz3ykiller he said milk---member of of the R2's builder group

[XXXSilverSurferXXX]

@craz3ykiller

Ha ha ha, he's a milf. Effin great !

[AgrivatedKillah]

@craz3ykiller Lmaoooo

[saif0316]

is it for sale

[akaruk]

no you just need an a.i. system

[Gradey6]

I WANT ONE!!!!!!

[littlecartoonkid2]

me too but my dog mite attack it -_-

[aznprincess2468]

i want one too!

[Gradey6]

Pervert. Why do you watch this stuff?!

[cofeeadict5]

R2D2!!!

i want it...

[konehead677]

R2 is the ultimate phallus symbol

[Bullet0hris]

and nothing else I want yet

[wild2892]

i want 1!!!!!!!

[ljmike1204]

wow it looks real

[MrTlTO]

That is soo cool. Looks fun to.

He said the goal is to add everything from the movie, but Ihave to say the boosters will be tuff.

[OsaUzamaki14]

does it take a long time to make one

[DjNEO86]

no, its only 10 years from ur life.

[faroutproductions]

I want one!

[johnleejohnson]

Join R2 Builders on Yahoo and you can build one yourself!

[tom220289]

why is he shouting?? ^o)

[RaPogi27]

i need to get one... i just dont know where....

[LordSpanky]

i want that soooo bad ..

[thebeststuntboy]

how much where??

[rd1999]

what is with the middle leg, how come you never see any of these R2 replicants on just the 2 legs?

[sharpicecold94]

he had a middle leg in the movies

[brainjesus]

me too...

[LordSpanky]

have you ever seen the movies ??

[wanagthigh]

Sweet, Has George ever showed up? That would be so cool if he did show-up & sighed all the R2's he liked.

[crapman94]

sooo cool

[RewYnd]

How is it possible to create a replica that's more accurate than the one in the movie?

[youngbloodzph]

yeah, that's true...

[zomgwtfkennedy]

@RewYnd he said realistic not accurate

[FeynmanFan]

@RewYnd - by combining into a single unit what it took multiple actual props to achieve, e.g., a single unit with both the fire extinguisher and the periscope, which were on different prop units.

Also, creating a unit capable to transitioning BACK from three leg mode to two leg mode, which the prop units were never capable of.

[0t0nic]

@RewYnd the movie was 1977 (the episode 4)

there, in R2D2 was a Liliputaner named Kenny Baker

1,11 meter long

^^

[niklasmich]

@RewYnd ists easy because the movie r2 hasnt got so miuch functions like this becaus he dont needs them for his acts in the movie

so they could make a great one for the movie but why when they dont need

[rachiti]

@RewYnd depends upon the movie ...if it incorporated features in all six movies technecially it could potentially be "more" accurate ie a more complete version because it spans multiple movies.

[sebm666]

i dont want to make i want to buy!!!!!!!!!11

[teddrick912]

these people came to my toys r us store today

[blade75964]

great video, but how much would one of these cost to buy.

[segwaycampinas]

Hey R2-D2 Builders!!!! CONGRATULATIONS FORM A BRAZILIAN FANATIC ? DO YOU HAVE SOME ONE TO SELL?????? I LOVED!!

KIND REGARDS

WAGNER

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[tenaciousharmonizer]

you cant make a better R2D2 come on!

 you cant get an up and coming rockstar better than HOT young lady named Nikki myspace(dot)com/nicolesjoberg

[theycallmekinkyboy]

if i saw that, i would steal it.

[Madamx28]

Wow! You guys do incredible work!! :-)

[Mooncricket]

When is the next show in San Mateo? I'm near by.

[Onlera33]

you know, vids like this show me how close we're getting to actually having real droids. i mean, these things are HOME-BUILt 0.0 imagine what they'll be doing soon in factories.

i swear, if they ever get A.I. working, they'll have the droids to put it into in no time at all.

[KnightKiller1000]

Haters need to get a "life" if they hate us "geeks/nerds." Without us you won't survive. Spending lots and lots of time on Youtube commenting useless comments telling us that this is "useless" or "pathetic" need to think twice again.

[Puelof]

he said "i'm a milk"

[theoriginalrandomman]

awesome build.

[r2hammer]

That is a cool video. Thanks for posting. We tried using a Vex with my R2 and couldn't get it to work out.

If you want you can check out my completed R2

I am also a R2 builders group member.

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Into the search bar if you want to see him

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[100percentvideos]

He Said "MILF" First

[clintonguitar]

awesome!

[Bobertmcgee42]

gay, i can't even finish reading your post

[FatBigSquare]

what a fuck

[junorave]

That's some good stuff! R2 rules...

watch?v=jJHnkBAl-1k

[animdiva2]

This is why I love GEEKS! Who else can take a "puppet" from a movie and make it really work? How about adding some AI so R2 can "hear" questions and respond? Sweet!

[Logical19]

wow 5* that is sooo badass! i want one id so buy one!

[critickid55]

awsum R2-D2

[GnarlyPanda]

As a kid, R2-D2 was my most prized Star Wars actin figure. I often carried him around in my pocket. I don't have the skills or the means to build an R2 replica, but I respect those that do. This video made me smile. Rated 5, this is awesome.

[JoeGagz]

lol to the guys who replied to my other comments... you have no life either.

whoever joins this club will obviously never get pussy and compensates by making pointless robots that do nothing. absolutely nothing. once again, say "no life".

[Tallon86]

Joe your real good at comebacks, all you seem to know is 'You have no life"

[PIXELPUNK10010]

In answer to the questions of what these droids "do", they spend almost every weekend back stage at events or helping in some charity event. They do a great deal for the community.

To build one you need extra income, your own home in which to build it (lots of space required) and a decent set of tools. To have any of those things you need a job and cant sit in Mommas basement commenting YouTube all day. Also noted, Most of these builders are already married with families.

[JackieMoon777]

Google Get Sulky to get your fact straight..until than ur a moron.

[Stanjik]

Thats incredible! working parts and the sounds are identical. but can it fly an x-wing?

hey whats with the haters pissing and moaning over talented hobbyists? imagination coupled with engineering and passion for sci-fi makes these things possible.

This helps society by demontrasting life imitates art and anythings possible.

Does everything have to be concerned with self-preservation?

[Amfab]

fucking pathetic nerds man.

if your really so called that 'smart', why don't you oh shit i dunno, use ur intelligence to help society in the real world, work on something original, get a nice looking chick and some cool friends, and not be obsessed in hobbies with a movie made for little kids.

[LuvBugLuvver]

Why don't YOU take a nice, long leisurely stroll off a very short pier? Did it ever occur to you that maybe some of these people already GOT friends and girlfriends or wives, and maybe are doing this FOR their kids?

No, probably not, since you think life is only about what happens between your legs! That and spitting out lame, hateful cliches about "nerds." And you have the nerve to call THESE people childish!

[ismail1602]

"some of them are even more realistic than the ones in the movies"

how does that even make sense ?

[Spyrokemonaruto]

What a waste of 3 minutes and 6 seconds of peoples lives.

[PrattvilleCityLimits]

People who trash the people in this video will be the ones who kiss the Anti-Christ's butt in the future. They have no brains and can't think for themselves. Talk about sheeple. Stupid , illiterate "follow the crowd all the way to Hell" sheeple.

[glad2own]

lol this vid is a wasite of time......

[LuvBugLuvver]

And you are a waste of oxygen.

[H82489]

Check yourself, because Runescape is an even worse waste (Notice I can spell this right.) of time. You have nothing to show from all the hours you spend on that game.

These men have developed numerous skills that can be applied in the real world.

You've slain hundreds of pixelated minotaurs.

[Spyrokemonaruto]

GEEKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[1001Hobbies]

To those that lack any creativity and posted rudimentary comments, some people actually build their desires. Those like you only wish you had some talent. Go back to your video games.

Great job on the replicas!! Kick ass work. Keep it up.

[omegalpha777]

Hey JoeGagz tell me what is your definition of life? cause a 90% of chance, that you will end working for a nerd.

[IPunchaUInTheFace]

HI I'M TALKING VERY LOUDLY INTO THE MIC WHEN I DON'T NEED TO.

Very cool video. Guy needs to quiet down a bit.

[TDAWizard]

Yah Vex!!!!!

[1Cunningstunts]

The exact same R2D2 Robot can be yours for a fraction of the price these guys have shelled out !

All you need is

1 A skate board with squeaky wheels

2 A topless peddle bin

3 A piece of ply wood 300mm x300 mm x5 mm

4 A wok

5 Aluminium foil

6 Cat gut (for remote control)

[ncacace]

Pity it has to be controlled. I wonder if the project was open sourced it could become autonomous? Well done though!

[dstiner86]

Haha that is wonderfull! I've seen a R2-D2 TV projector before, it was friggin sweet but like 5g!

[pallystu]

bad vid but cool bot

[funufanis]

fuck

[BraksnenProductions]

That's badass! I totally have to do a segment about R2D2 builders in my next video.

[DavidBlast]

Awesome. Geeky - but awesome!

[cralford]

can it do the shooting light sabre trick ?

[jasonh1992]

hey this is so cool....

checkout my videos and comment plz...

thnx :D

[iRateThis10]

Fab - a 10 from me!

[hazbutler]

as yoda would say, "do, or do not, there is no girlfriend"

[jeanlover]

thats cool I still don't know why people shun "geeks" !!! it makes me very upset

[MykEff7]

he's my fav starwars character!

[xsfslayer]

that's awesome :D does it have a Taser rod? =)

[KnightKiller1000]

xsfslayer:

I wish that he had it. Also maybe a tear gas grenade launcher where he put the lightsaber at for crowd controll. ^^

[njipods]

he needs a tazer so he can drive around the crowd and shock unsuspecting gests

lol

[xlxshanexlx]

i want 1

[SasukeMejia]

are they going to sell it?

[hollywoodwerewolf]

but can R2 record and playback great porn?

[lombaxman014]

theyre technicians, not a genus Joe

[Tallon86]

eh, they're just doing what they enjoy.

[toocka45]

That's not where they're gifted at and it's not where there passion is. Why try doing something you're not good at and don't want to do?

[dedknedy]

This guy builds something cool, therefore you think he has no life. Your logic = failure.

Considering these things cost an exceptional amount of money, this dudes probably got a pretty awesome life. It's called a hobby dude, you should probably find one.

FACT: People who accuse others of having "no life" are typically losers who are compensating for their own short comings.

p.s. Posting to youtube is not a hobby

[veldanen]

I'm just hoping you're not another one of those hypocrites that judge others and dictates what they should do to contribute to your sense of 'righteous' cause, while you just sit around all-day surfing youtube.

[veldanen]

Haha, against fascist morons like you? 'Trying' doesn't even come close to being worth my time.

Have a good life. ^^

[rvbcaboosell]

Wow really? Maybe we should work on overpopulating this world and letting all of humanity die too!