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This Mechanical Robot Is Made Completely From Paper (And A Few Rubber Bands)

08/28/2012
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  • Paper cogs
    Robots don't grow on trees, but as one Japanese designer has proven, they can be made from trees. The artist known as Kikousya has designed and built the Mechanical Paper Robot from wood pulp, a couple of rubber bands and some dowel. The entire construction, also known as MPM, is fully capable of movement and shows how paper can be used in mechanical processes....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/this-mechanical-robot-is-made-completely-from-paper-and-a-few-rubber-bands/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Paper Mechanics
    Robots don't grow on trees, but as one Japanese designer has proven, they can be made from trees. The artist known as Kikousya has designed and built the Mechanical Paper Robot from wood pulp, a couple of rubber bands and some dowel. The entire construction, also known as MPM, is fully capable of movement and shows how paper can be used in mechanical processes....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/this-mechanical-robot-is-made-completely-from-paper-and-a-few-rubber-bands/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Paper Model
    Robots don't grow on trees, but as one Japanese designer has proven, they can be made from trees. The artist known as Kikousya has designed and built the Mechanical Paper Robot from wood pulp, a couple of rubber bands and some dowel. The entire construction, also known as MPM, is fully capable of movement and shows how paper can be used in mechanical processes....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/this-mechanical-robot-is-made-completely-from-paper-and-a-few-rubber-bands/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Paper Robot
    Robots don't grow on trees, but as one Japanese designer has proven, they can be made from trees. The artist known as Kikousya has designed and built the Mechanical Paper Robot from wood pulp, a couple of rubber bands and some dowel. The entire construction, also known as MPM, is fully capable of movement and shows how paper can be used in mechanical processes....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/this-mechanical-robot-is-made-completely-from-paper-and-a-few-rubber-bands/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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Paper cogs

Robots don't grow on trees, but as one Japanese designer has proven, they can be made from trees. The artist known as Kikousya has designed and built the Mechanical Paper Robot from wood pulp, a couple of rubber bands and some dowel. The entire construction, also known as MPM, is fully capable of movement and shows how paper can be used in mechanical processes....

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