Dendrobot is a series of wooden robot figures with different personalities
and sets of skills. Each of them has unique parts made out of different species
of wood. In the era of post-futuristic-war where a bunch of combat robots are
thrown out and trashed, a group of biologists and engineers did a project to
thrown out and trashed, a group of biologists and engineers did a project to
revive these abandoned robots and integrate it to our everyday lives.
The toy and the package design were made to aim target audience
of mainly kids above the age of 7 but not limited to that group age.
Dendrobots appeal to adults as well as collectibles.
Each of the robots' histories are written on the side of the
packaging as well as their stats.
No. 003
Cymbot
A cymbal robot. Cymbots were originally made to distract
enemies in combat with their built-in cymbals. however, as
dendrobot today cymbots use their cymbals to cheer on
other robots or to make any situation festive and lead most
of city parades.
Power: o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
Agility: o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
Social: o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
No. 005
Rollers
Rollers were once designed to be high speed motorbikes for
police department use. They are very fast and polite. Today
they are delivering goods and mails around the town. Anyone
can count on their speed. Sometimes Rollers like to race one
another to see who got the fastest speed of all.
Power: o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
Speed: o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
Politeness: o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
Patience: o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
No. 006
Mass-O
Mass-O robots are really big and heavy. Their body were
build to endure bombs and missiles in combat. The impact
from their punches could take down an entire skyscraper.
However, Mass-O robots are very sensitive and cares about
the people and the environment around them. You can find
Mass-O robots helping out elderly people or playing with
children at the park. They tend to be solitary and rarely
seen in packs.
Weight: o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
Speed: o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
Endurance: o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
Sensitivity: o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
Power: o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
On the back of each box there are illustrations of what each
dendrobots' daily lives might look like.
Following are the concept sketches, iterations, and process of designing
and making Dendrobot. The idea stemmed from my love for wood and
robots and the lack of relationships between two said subjects. People
tend to see machines and robots as cold heartless tool. We as human find
more comfort in wood than in metal, which is interesting because we
share the same minerals that exist in some metals.
mind maps
early sketches of the robots and the packaging structure.
dendrobots in the making.
choosing product brand name, packaging and logo iterations, prototypes progress.
illustrations for packaging skin.
packaging net template and patterns used on the inside of the packaging.
the boxes and the toy figures are categorized into small, medium, and large.
Dendrobot is a whole series of 99 different robots. Collect all of them
and create your own little wooden robot town!
