Steambugs

Gaze if you dare into the unblinking eye of the Arthrobot. What is an Arthrobot? I am so glad you asked. In the words of Tom Hardwidge, the artist responsile for the creation of this astounding new phyllum: Arthrobots are unique and individual arthropod sculptures. Tom is based near Manchester in England and has been creating the Arthrobots (a combination of robots and arthropods) since late 2010. Each Arthrobot starts its life as a series of sketches, some take their inspiration from nature, others from bits and pieces of metal and beads which form an unusual structure or fit together in an interesting way. After they have been planned out (very roughly) they start to take shape in Tom's dining room where he has all of his tools and materials laid out to prevent any actual dining from taking place. The address of Tom's domain on the Aether is- http://www.arthrobots.com/

There are several more photos, most in color.