I don’t know why I’m on this theme of late, but I keep find really good looking art robots.

OK, so they don’t actually move or do anything, but they look a hell of a lot cooler than a Roomba. Sure, most vacuum bots don’t need bright shiny faces in order to suck up the dog hair on your floor (which my Roomba didn’t do. Damn things are worthless, IMO.) But toys sell because of looks. So do IPods. So does sculpture. Give your robot some personality, dammit!

Anyway, Ozzy Loughridge must have the most overstuffed garage in the world, ’cause he makes some really great art robots (and ray-guns and rockets) with the junk that you and I throw out (like that broken vegetable steamer tray, that ends up as a hat or satellite dish in one of his projects.)

Ozzy will be showing his work in SF this weekend, coincidentally. If you’re in SF, check out the Serendipity Fine Arts & Crafts Show at Fort Mason Sat-Sun, Nov 18-19, 10am-7pm. He’s selling some of his trinkets. Just don’t buy that one robot that I’ve got my eye on. I’m trying to sucker him into giving it to me.

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