Our WALL-E joined Victor Franco's R2-D2 at Children's Hospital Orange County (CHOC) to spread joy to the hospitalized children (and of course the staff!).
Fun story: We ran into a staff member who said her dad played the drums for the Star Wars movies. We were kind of skeptical, then she said her uncle actually composed the music. We were a little puzzled, then noticed her last name was Williams. Sure enough, she was John Williams' niece!
Mike Senna, well known from the remote-control R2-D2 replica he built in 2003, finished building a working WALL-E replica from the Pixar film in 2012. Completely scratch built, as there are no hobbiest parts available. He began building WALL-E’s girlfriend Eve in 2014.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
Riverside Robotics article in Press Enterprise
Mike's appearance with his WALL-E at the Riverside Robotics Expo at the Woodcrest Library was featured in the Press Enterprise. There's an error in the article: R2-D2 is the one who recently appeared in TV commercials for Verizon Wireless and Toyota Prius, not WALL-E.
http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/riverside/riverside-headlines-index/20121105-woodcrest-robotics-society-hosts-free-expo.ece?ssimg=775398#ssStory775399
http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/riverside/riverside-headlines-index/20121105-woodcrest-robotics-society-hosts-free-expo.ece?ssimg=775398#ssStory775399
Saturday, November 3, 2012
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