The Killbot

It was October of 2003, and Halloween was fast approaching. While I did not feel like going trick-or-treating, I did feel like sending a proxy... a robotic proxy... one that had the ability to scare. Two weekends of work later, I had a radio-controlled robot that would not only terrify children walking the streets on Halloween, but also get the police sent out to apprehend it. All in all, the robot now comes in handy when I can't seem to find that circular saw or when my drill press is under a mountain of junk.

Notice the friendly features of the Killbot:

- A 1,500,000 candlepower spotlight to blind the victim it is tracking down

- A tire slasher... to disable those SUVs parents rescue their children in (device is a horizontally mounted circular saw)

- A helicopter top, standard with five hacksaw blades attached to a bike wheel rim, nicely sharpened on a bench grinder to give them a pointy end

- A 1" spinning drill bit (10 inches long) to bore through obstacles

- Two spike rods sticking out of the front

- A loud bullhorn to terrify victims as the Killbot yells at them

- "The Polisher", a high-RPM spinning wire brush

Unfortunately due to legal reasons, I haven't sent the Killbot on another rampage since that Halloween. Now the most dangerous thing about the robot are the spiders taking home in it as it sits in the corner of my workshop.

Oh, and for those you thinking I dismembered any trick-or-treaters, take relief in knowing I used inert (but not inertly-looking) blades, bits, and tools when I unleashed it on the public. The last thing I wanted is another lawsuit.