McMaster Robot Projects

We are gearing up for two panels this year at SDCC. The first is our Mouse Droid panel on Friday at 6pm, the second is the R2 Builders panel on Sunday at noon. Hope to see you all there!

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Come visit the R2 Builders / BB-8 Builders Clubs this weekend (March 31- April 2) at the Anaheim Convention Center. Join our panel Friday night at 7pm to learn the ins and outs of droid building....

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We had a blast again this year. WALL-E was a big hit, as were all the other droids in "Robot Alley". We met Stan again and he was kind enough to sign some artwork with his likeness on it. Such a ...

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Last week I had to drop by Lucasfilm for work, and was able to bring my son Kyle along, since he had never been. Fun afternoon.  Industrial Light and Magic  Ship mo...

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It has been a busy few weeks! I worked with Lee Towersey in Hollywood, doing a number of droid related apperances, then flew to Orlando for some additional work. A little fun at Jet Propulsion ...

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Last month I was honored to be the operator of the screen used R2-D2 from Star Wars Episode VI, The Force Awakens. R2 ran down the red carpet, alongside fellow droid C3P0, appeared onstage with t...

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I am back in the shop working on new droids, plus a few other fun projects. I will do my best to post updates as I am allowed to share!

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Join us this weekend and we display the WALL-Es once again at Comikaze Expo: http://comikazeexpo.com/ See you there!

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We are packing up the robots and preparing for our first ever display at Disney's D23 Expo (https://d23.com/d23-event/d23-expo-2015/). Michael Senna and I will have several WALL-E's on display,...

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I have been working on R2-D2 once again, and the paint color has become my new project. Over the last few months I have tried over a half dozen different colors. While on Facebook, I noticed seve...

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We joined up with retired Disney Imagineer Bob Gurr, and gave an hour long presentation to the the engineers at Stratolaunch Systems in Mojave, CA. They are currently building the worlds largest ...

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Still recovering from an incredible convention. I was fortunate to operate the actual screen used Episode VII R2-D2 during the presentation Thursday morning with Kathleen Kennedy and JJ Abrams. S...

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It has been a while since my last post...it has been crazy busy in the workshop. For the last few months I have been building a 1:1 sandcrawler tread for Star Wars Celebration 7. The set will be ...

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Wow, 2014 Comikaze was bigger and better than ever! I am still sorting through hundreds of photos we took at the con, and will post a few of my favorites next week. I am now working on yet anot...

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Comikaze Expo is a little over a month away, and we are looking forward to seeing you all once again! More info can be found at: http://comikazeexpo.com/.

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Chopper dropped by the shop for a short visit, so I decided to grab a few pics. He is already on his way back to Lucasfilm, ready for his next adventure. ...

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I can finally reveal today, the secret project I did last winter for Disney/ Lucasfilm. I had the extreme privilege of building a new droid in the Star Wars universe. The droid is named Chopper, ...

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Work began earlier this spring on two new droids...and ultimate R2-D2 with all the gadgets, and an R4-P17, simply because I like the color scheme. I will be posting pictures and video as the proj...

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WALL-E is packed up and ready to go! We will be joining the R2-D2 Builders Club and look forward to a great weekend. Hope to see you all there! http://www.comic-con.org/wca

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We are now confirmed, the WALL-Es will return to Wondercon! The event is April 18-20 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. I am looking forward to seeing the usual suspects, as well as ...

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Progressive Automations did a very nice writeup on my projects. The article can be found here: http://www.progressiveautomations.com/PA-Blog/post/2013/12/02/Michael-McMasters-Got-an-R4-P17-In-the...

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I have been neglecting my blog over the last few weeks, as I have been working on a very cool project, which is nearly complete, but I will not be able to share until later in the year. It is ano...

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We are charging our batteries in preparation for the 3rd annual breakfast, which benefits homeless children. This years event will be huge, and we look forward to working with Combat Radio to giv...

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My R2-D2 replica was used for a shoot sponsored by Lucasfilm. The video will run in theaters all over the country this holiday season. Or you can view the video here: Variety Video

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We had a great time last weekend, and met so many WALL-E fans. Thanks to everyone that made this event one of our favorites!  Little Stan Lee  Ashley Eckstein  F...

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