Adam Savage Designs His Dream Star Wars-Inspired Droid!

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The upcoming Star Wars series The Acolyte-streaming June 4 on Disney Plus-will introduce Pip: a handheld repair droid developed by creature effects legend Neal Scanlan and designed in Autodesk’s Fusion software. Today, Adam sketches out his own idea for a Star Wars-inspired droid and invites Bill Doran to the workshop to turn that design into a working 3D-printed character!
Find more of Bill Doran's work at www.punishedprops.com/
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[@tested]

Submit your own design for a droid at www.autodesk.com/droid !

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

I don't want to make my own, I just want one (or two...or five...) of Adam's!

[@jeffmarden9502]

Looks like a pristine opportunity for lighting and other effects. Maybe tooling coming out of the hubcaps.

[@theHardChargerVids]

Any chance you will release the 3d files so we can print our own?

[@stuartmorgan3654]

@@theHardChargerVids I know it's so adorable I love it. I have a lovely metalic gold I got as a sample that would be perfect for this.

[@gcmehojah]

@@theHardChargerVids I'd totally make an army of these if the files are made available!

[@punishedprops]

Thanks so much for bringing me in on this project. It was a ton of fun! =)

[@TheBigburcie]

My older child is in college for CAD design and this type of video could be a required viewing as far as the design and prototyping process. I've forwarded it to them already.

[@theHardChargerVids]

Any chance you guys will release the 3d files so we can print our own?

[@txwombat7826]

Will this be added to your website within the Free STL's?

[@Zeaiclies]

Now make one that fully functional Arduino robot.

[@TheBadBone23]

Outstanding work on the mechanical functionalities, definitely inspiring

[@CaptainBrawnson]

I really hope we get a painting, detailing and weathering pass on this little guy! I love it!

[@toddler_dragons]

Yes please!

[@AndresLicari]

Maybe even an aluminum machined jet engine

[@thestove6765]

Yes 100%

[@BlakeAStoffel]

“I’ve spent my whole life sketching and only felt okay at it in the last few years” - a reminder I needed today

[@FUBARguy107]

Agreed. I do all kinda of hobbies. I'll micro focus on one thing for a month at a time. Only now, after a couple of years, do I feel comfortable with some of my work

[@MrDrakeSirlit]

Now we need an RC version that balances itself

[@villiamjohansson7826]

James bruton colab maby

[@kb7.62]

If he implemented that following technology they use with drones so it follows you around , that would be truly cool

[@StaticFPV]

My dumbass waited the whole video waiting to see the electronics 🤣

[@jeffdavis503]

This has to be one of my favorite videos you've done in a while. The collaboration with Bill Doran and the creative process between Bill and Adam was so much fun.

[@tested]

Goodness! Thank you!

[@rogerbussiii]

This guys problem solving is unbelievably impressive. Hes solving problems before they start.. im beyond impressed.

[@reddragoon7981]

It would be cool to have a ballast container in the afterburner so that you could hide washers to get the Droid to balance perfectly

[@SoonGone]

Just what i was thinking. Adam probably didn't want to say anything even slightly negative after the amazing job he'd done. I bet they came up with something off camera though.

[@littlekong7685]

@@SoonGone Probably going to drill out the back and fill it with brass rods then cover it with a decorated and painted cap. Quick, easy, hidden.

[@Tenneseejosh]

A 4mm screw would probably do the trick.

[@IOUaUsername]

It has wheels. The only way it can passively balance is if its centre of mass is below the axis it pivots from. With the funny camber, this can only be described as "the line between the centre of the plane of each wheel through the centre of its contact patch on the ground". It looks like there's a tiny bit of the body below that, so the model boat trick (lead shot mixed with epoxy poured in) might work. Possibly a better way to make it passively balance would be to add weights which drop down to the inner side of each wheel (or within each wheel) but are rigidly connected to the wheel hubs. This gives you more distance below the axis so you can use less weight to balance it. This also allows the body to be entirely above the axis it pivots on, which makes the illusion of it defying physics a lot more convincing. Then moving the weight forward or backward by adding weight to the afterburner would only make the robot look up or down while balancing, and can't make it balance. Passive balancing would be great, because then it works as a desk model, can be driven around with low acceleration using a regular RC control system or can be driven around fast with an active self-balancing control system.

[@ginopaty]

I've never wanted to print something so badly in my life please drop the link for the model in the description !!!! It would mean the world !!!♥️♥️♥️

[@bob_obba]

When he said "one day build" sketched it out, and minutes later a full 3D model appeared, I questioned my own modelling skill and life choices. At least they clarified it was 4 days of modelling and printing at 25:22

[@Vincent_Beers]

A one day build often refers to the assembly time, not necessarily the design and planning stages. He wanted to design something that wouldn't take days to assemble like a room scale model would require.

[@winterwolf9376]

@5:33 "I don't have to be able to picture a full design in my head, i can just keep drawing shapes until something becomes apparent to me. Until like an idea or a theme starts to shake itself loose." As someone who is lacking a bit of direction in life, this really spoke to me.

[@Chris_403]

Love when Bill finds out that his very well used laptop has a touch screen

[@kberlent]

Same ha! What kind of laptop is it?

[@gadgetvic]

Looks like a Microsoft Surface.

[@CardboardRaider]

@@kberlentMicrosoft surface i think

[@tbrooke3016]

I LOVE how excited Adam is throughout all of this. I wish we all had shop teachers with this much enthusiasm about our work

[@cefcephatus]

I can totally see this robot made into a remote controlled toy, with wireless camera too. The design is very practical.

[@spidermanfrommars]

This has a very Trade Federation feel to it. The shell is reminiscent of a battle droid head and the camber of the wheels looks like the Hailfire Droid

[@fredrikjohansson]

Adam’s sponsored content is the best there is! They are amazing at choosing “ads” that are interesting for us fans, they always feel honest and the type of contest is always spot on! ❤

[@tested]

Appreciate that. We are lucky that we are able with clients who let us make the content we love!

[@Culpride]

The dome hub caps and round cross section wheels evoke the feel of old tin toy cars (plus a sprinkle of Zorg ZF-1) Love it

[@MrDevintcoleman]

I’ve really come around to the philosophy that Adam talks about where things “reveal” themselves to you throughout the creative process, instead of trying to force something into existence. It’s affected my short story writing in a great way. It’s also fun because it makes it okay to not know the answer when someone asks you something, because it’s almost like the answer is there somewhere but even you, the creator, don’t know. It gives a particular sort of life to a world.

[@Edge-wx7hv]

I like planning things out but I have noticed I get good results from either long-term planning, or picking, like, a theme or a couple words or something then trying to follow where that goes, and the latter takes less time.

[@MrDangs]

I watch this channel when I’m trying to sober up, you’ve helped me a lot

[@cameron_bowe]

Quit nicotine simply by staying occupied working on projects thanks to inspiration from Tested & Adam (and of course watching the amazing content they deliver).

[@slipjointyjan548]

Best of luck with the journey, and congrats for the progress so far

[@moonshoes11]

Wishing you well on your journey. ✌️

[@I_AM_VOID_BEATS]

Adam’s content was my go to while I was recovering. Best of luck to you.

[@gthomas5]

Every day gets a little easier 😊

[@j.r.savage3285]

You what I like about this design is that it looks like some in universe droid engineer/enthusiast took an old battle droid’s head and made a new cute and quirky droid for fun.

[@littlekong7685]

It almost looks like some kind of flashlight droid for searching dark and small areas. I could see it being a CIS security perimeter droid.

[@mikemasci7512]

I love the interactions between bill and the tested team it was a joy to watch them show norm how to cast and working together like this with Adam is amazing as well also I’d love to be able to get the files for this droid I’d LOVE to add lights and all sorts of different customization

[@jmillerdesign]

This was probably my favorite Tested video to date! So awesome to see Adam and Bill flex their creative muscles together. As someone who enjoys 3d printing, design, and modeling... I could watch these videos all day!

[@controlfreak1963]

I am sure Autodesk is happy with this episode. I first used Autodesk Autocad Version 2 back in the mid 80's for circuit board layouts. I then used almost all of their products over the next 35 years with Fusion becoming my go-to design tool in my retirement years.

[@-danR]

I had no end of trouble trying to learn Fusion coupla years ago and finally gave up.

[@controlfreak1963]

@@-danR I worked on 3D engineering software back in the 90's when it was 10x harder than Fusion. I suggest going through a KZbin class but have a project in mind as you are doing it. I focus on the project and then figure out how the software can get me there.

[@-danR]

@@controlfreak1963 KZbin keeps deleting my replies, I'm afraid. Don't know why, they aren't ornery in any way.

[@TheMuffin18]

I've tried to get used to Fusion and Inventor but 20 years of SolidWorks just leaves me frustrated with both of them.

[@markjenney8808]

The Droid reminds me of my old Gravely 2 wheel garden tractor.

[@MikeEngblom]

Or a similar model from an old Montgomery Wards or Sears catalogue.

[@ronwalsh]

The front end reminds me of an old Wheel Horse riding tractor that I once pulled out of a bush.

[@MFR]

I kept thinking watching was how much Grant would've loved this

[@perlkkegaard551]

Bill is such a nice positive person ☀️

[@tested]

He is! He’s delightful.

[@knallpistolen]

Great to see Bill on Tested again.

[@instructables]

We love it! Thanks for helping us spread the word about the contest 💛🤖

[@garfgoya7817]

I love when the universe (and/or Tested) delivers quality "on-time" information... just started learning Fusion a couple months ago and through the frustration has been delivered subtle hints of what the future holds. Then I see this master and it's like meeting the pope after graduating catholic middle-school. Love you guys. Keep it up.

[@smallgamehunter100]

I'm curious if you'll be releasing the files for this little guy, I would love to print and add him to my collection 😀

[@whereandbackagain7059]

I would love to see a little puppetry and lights added to this build to really bring out the personality. What a fun project! Maker tech is amazing these days.

[@perpl1618]

This was a Triumph! , I'm making a note here "HUGE SUCCESS". It's hard to overstate my satisfaction!

[@gibberishname]

Bill’s mic placement makes him sound like he’s on old-timer radio 🎙️

[@ducomaritiem7160]

Haha!😅 lol, just what I thought! ❤

[@iambear.6526]

Plot twist: That's just how he sounds irl

[@gfdia35]

Adaaaaaam Weeeeeeest

[@memyselfishness]

It's actually probably not the placement but the EQ and balance.

[@mmseng2]

That is really funny. Bill is now a real life Alastor XD

[@ydoIhavetohaveachann]

I'd love if you released these files so we could paint and weather our own!

[@lordofthestings]

That guy went above and beyond anything Adam ever conceived in his mind.

[@chloetv1]

Adam and Bill collaboration is always great to watch.

[@billkew5385]

The only problem was not printing two copies. It was like watching two kids sharing one Christmas toy.

[@gfdia35]

The speed at which this was accomplished is amazing 😮

[@Londrino]

It's a treat to see the process of someone who knows how to work within the constraints of 3d printing, the assembly design was just as impressive as the droid's design.

[@demonswithinusall]

Anyone else getting 'Batteries not included' flashbacks? Loved watching the design and thought process, thanks Adam.

[@DaBuild]

Very cool to see you 2 together. You complete each other 😊

[@chrisgenovese8188]

amazing timing for me, ive spent all day in Fusion 360 learning how to use it. i just got a CNC, and CAM/CAD is super new to me. very exciting to see it here in such a fun way!

[@BeefIngot]

I could see the glimmer in Adams eyes as the ideas started running through his head with printability tricks like print in place, alignment dowels, shadow lines, tabs etc. I feel like maybe well see more CAD from Adam going forth.

[@alexkull24]

It looks like a classic tractor! XD Modernized and with the aesthetics of the Star Wars Droids... I imagine it as a Droid that repairs agricultural machines on a peaceful Star Wars planet with large farms! :)

[@capcadaverman]

Very inspiring to see this collab and especially Bill’s modeling/engineering chops shine.

[@fastereddiexx1]

this was awesome! Next, I want to see Adam paint it, weather it, and add LEDs and sound to bring it to life!

[@gl15col]

Honestly, looks like the front end of an old tractor, they can have the wheels that tilt in to avoid crushing crops. This is why missions to moon and Mars will certainly have 3-D printers as being able to produce replacement parts or tools will be priceless.

[@AnonymousFreakYT]

7:15 - I love that as soon as I saw the 3D CAD render, I immediately knew the physical object that the "exhaust pipe" was from. I have that same physical object.

[@mariusj8542]

This was a real treat.👌 We use quite a lot of Fusion for prototyping, but we never do fun projects like this.

[@oldbutnotdead1]

I had a huge smile on my face almost the whole video. Thanks!

[@tested]

Thank YOU!

[@elinewson3172]

Please give us a ODB where you paint and kitbash this guy! I love him and I'd love to see all the little details and story elements Adam adds to his pieces!! Thanks for sharing :)

[@ToX1c_Pink]

You know its good content when you click off at the end of the video with a smile on your face…. Thank your for an amazing childhood and thank you for continuing for continuing into me having my first child(you already know im going to raise her on tested and mythbusters) THANK YOU!!!!

[@DecanFrost]

It reminds me of those old 50's race cars, with a sprinkle of Hot Rod in there. cool little buddy

[@Tj-ck4vv]

I’m blown away at the technology that has come about since I was a kid. Phenomenal!

[@peckenstein]

This feels like a true in-universe droid that could be marketed tomorrow as a toy for the consumer market. So cool! Sign me up for the first round of sales!!

[@Aldo.flores]

I was expecting a single piece static model but the result was truly impressive, this is one of most incredible videos on the channel, i can imagine a full working prototype made with all tested team like the star field series it would be amazing developing all the parts and fit the electronics in there. For those who wonder how much a 3d print shrinks it depends of the printer itself, the band, the model and the type (if it’s a resin, pla, nylon, etc), but as I’ve measured various models over the years the average shrinking distance it’s 0.02mm, it could seems a trivial thing but on small models and precision tasks like tread a bolt it can be important consider make slightly bigger holes on your model

[@cefcephatus]

I don't know what it is, but your voice got me excited about creating stuffs. And I got carried away trying to make a clay model for the first time. Maybe it's the energy you give out.

[@cclaspille]

Adam, glue a counter-weight in the underside of the rear nacelle or in the exhaust fairing so the little guy balances on his own. Also, like to see some patina, distressed coating details, and definitely treaded wheels. Droid designation: "TAL-N" (talon) full sensor array clandestine stalking operations.

[@mujone]

Dang Adam is actually a pretty damn good artist!

[@doriWyo]

I have this image of a little dog, I mean Droid, going,"follow me...follow me." Turns back and looks, "are you still following me? Good! This way..." "Follow me..."

[@HighFlight2k2]

Loved that. I would love love love if Bill could do a quick overview start to finish of how he build the 3D model. Even just going through his timeline. That would be amazing. Thanks so much for sharing. Really enjoyed this one.

[@b_mo537]

Wasn’t expecting a star wars related post 👌🫡

[@Zayllyaz]

Damn Bill, that assembly looks so smooth wow!. Super satisfying to watch and just shows how good Bill is.

[@djmcbratney]

Designing sci fi robots and this channel are two of my favorite things and I didn't expect to see them in the same place, so cool!

[@DirkvanErve]

Having played around with Fusion360 quite a bit for tiny home projects and 3D printing, it's awesome to see it applied to the process from sketch to actual physical model. Turns out I'm doing a lot of things right already, still I love the stuff I learn in your videos Adam! Thanks for the inspiration

[@driftrotor]

fantastic video! love the part where you go back to old school lead and parchment and sketch out the main features of your droid. also the fact that you spend your time making sure to get the character features right is so important to convey personality is wonderful! it's just a shame the competition is only open to US residents and not elsewhere, would have loved to entre this, but it has inspired me to design my own droid non the less! having 3d printers is amazing doing stuff like this too!

[@andrewhofmann5453]

Starting to teach myself OnShape, really loving doing my own models. Still learning!

[@samchristensen3252]

THIS is the sort of content I am HERE for! That was the best 27:34 of my entire day!

[@tested]

Thank you for watching and for the comment as well!

[@nirodha7028]

This is one of my favourite episodes in a while! Love you both. Great little droid you managed to create in such a short timeframe! And Bill… modeling in CAD is my happy place too!

[@mcwhitie]

You two have to do more of this! Paint and kit-bash included. Great video.

[@mstreich]

It’s always fun to see people competent at whatever they do. Both of you did great.

[@anotherhappyday93]

There is something about watching Adam working with Bill that fills me with confort.

[@ghostlyspriggan6437]

I love this little guy, I really love the self balancing wheels concept and for some reason I was think that those wheels could shift horizontally and become small hover propellers giving the droid a flight mode

[@ethanwilson9406]

I loved everything about this. You could make a whole series of doing this with different people's droid designs and I'd eat it up.

[@notthatgerry]

This channel is so wholesome, just a guy showing things that he enjoys

[@griffinstreetstudios]

Id love to see Adam design and build some speakers. There's so much science involved Id love to watch him work through it all.

[@comicozzi1152]

However advanced these processes are, it brings me back to a kid building some models and customizing them to my imagination. Best vid as of late.

[@wondahquinn6825]

Wow, really enjoying the level of creation possible with the skill set of Adam & Bill. 👏👏. When he pulled out the blue droid version I was like 😇

[@TheShadowKarl]

I love the droid and I can't wait to see the extra greebles and added touches and paint/weathering. Also between this and the Homeworld ship I am having so much fun watching this channel. Keep up all the great builds.

[@seethesvt]

Dude. This is literally the coolest thing. What talent tou two have as a team.

[@jarheadcollector4560]

Your Droid make me think of a tiny autonomous ranch tractor. Super adorable!

[@dawsonian2000]

Hey Adam! Love the design! Looks like a futuristic Farm tractor! LOL!!! Love it! And Bill, you are awesome! Thanks on high!

[@timothymallon]

This is insanely awesome! I can't believe how fast a couple sketches could turn into a real 3D printed model. Times have truly changed

[@braddr1]

Next step, automation / bringing it to life. I so badly want to add a couple motors and a tiny MCU and make the thing zip around.

[@elvfrem]

I like that the little guy has sepeperate suspension for each wheel so he can LEAN into a curve when speeding down a hallway or over a road like real cars tends to do. Lean into the curve to take it faster and cleaner. Really nice attention to detail. Sincerly, a car mechanic.

[@MROC66]

The body shape reminds me of one of the wall mounted rechargeable emergency flashlights, and a hot rod tractor lol

[@Indy1977TX]

I really enjoy these collaborations, looking forward to more of them in the future.

[@nerysevenden9408]

This is one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen! Even though I currently have zero experience or knowledge of designing I hope to one day learn and love making even a fraction of something the quality you put out!

[@argentlupin]

Autodesk is awesome!!

[@danfarrik]

I love your collaborations. More of this, please! 🎉❤

[@brianwaskow5910]

Sketch looks like my grampa's old John Deere from the front.

[@MidnightMaker]

You two guys are my all time fave collab! This was very inspiring!

[@undefined40]

I am subscribed to this and the Punished Props channel quite a while now, but seeing you two colab on this project just made my day :)

[@Blockwise2]

Seeing you sketch was a great way to start my day. I loved this episode!

[@JoshCoffmanPhotographer]

I love this video. Ive been playing with Autodesk Fusion 360 for a few minths and i struggle with figuring out the tolerances. I would love to learn how Bill arrives at his tolerances to get those lovely snap fits. That snap was so satisfying

[@GoCody]

Thats such an awesome design and Punished Props always does such great work!

[@demolition3612]

Very cool design, I would have never thought to make the suspension like that.

[@dansmith3vdhrj]

Cute toy, but I think we'd all like to see this sucker with a motor and mic/speaker! And at least a few LEDs!!

[@matthuck378]

This feels more like an ad for Autodesk than an entertaining and informative video on making things from Adam.

[@Dtrescott]

I'm kinda wanting to see this now in metal with electronics and the whole works

[@DrVenture45]

I wouldn't be remotely surprised if this droid ends up in an upcoming iteration of Star Wars. I can't wait to see the weathering and wear you'll apply to it...and I'm sure you will.

[@agelessstranger964]

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