Mercury:
The Deluxe robot
Mercury class is the standard to which all other classes are compared: it’s a no-holds barred build with all the best parts for the job.
Typical Mercury class robot specifications
Average Height: 12-20 inches
Average Weight: 4-11 pounds
Proteus:
The Poseable robot
Proteus class robots are the acrobats, dancers, and ninjas of the Laark line. No less than seven meticulously hand-welded ball and socket joints, as well as four brass-capped hinge joints, allow for nimble lifelike motion.
Typical Proteus class robot specifications
Average Height: 12-18 inches
Average Weight: 4-7 pounds
Neutrino:
The Pocket robot
Neutrino-class robots are designed to come along for the ride—small enough to make their home in a bag or a larger sized pocket.
Typical Neutrino class robot specifications
Average Height: 3.5 inches
Average Weight: 12 ounces
Atomic:
The Tiny robot
The smallest humanoid robots available, the Atomic class robots are the ‘C3P0’ to the Neutrino ‘R2-D2’s. If you’ve got reasonably sized pockets, these travelers are ready to assist you in mobile morale support.
Typical Atomic class robot specifications
Average Height: 7-9 inches
Average Weight: 1 pound
Ion:
The Flyweight robot
Ion class go where larger robots can’t – on top of a window sill, or coyly tucked in the corner of a small shelf.
Typical Ion class robot specifications
Average Height: 8-13 inches
Average Weight: 1-3 pounds
Castillo:
The Streamlined robot
Castillo class robots are for human caretakers who prefer simplicity over adornment. They’re very pleasant to hold since there’s less pointy greeblies on it’s surface, and not too hefty.
Typical Castillo class robot specifications
Average Height: 9-15 inches
Average Weight: 3-5 pounds
Dionysus:
The Ragdoll robot
Dionysus class robots are constructed with loose joints, so they don’t stand up on their own, making them charming, albeit lazy robots.
Typical Dionysus class robot specifications
Average Height: 8-12 inches
Average Weight: 1-3 pounds
Jupiter:
The Massive robot
Tall enough to stand on the floor without a pedestal, Jupiter class robots look like they’d move on their own if you could just find the on-switch.
Typical Jupiter class robot specifications
Average Height: 27-40 inches
Average Weight: 40-90 pounds
Life-Sized Titan class robots
Titan class robots are so big you can bear hug them, and can weigh up to 800 pounds. Dyanna t368 (center) is the most current example of a Titan class robot. These are made-to-order and are built to impress. Contact me if you are curious to know more.
Standard robot Features
Nearly Every Laark robot has the following features and accoutrements:
- Meticulously TIG Welded parts
- Hand made by the artist – one at a time with the greatest of care
- Solidly constructed 100% Repurposed Steel, copper plate, stainless and bronze
- One-of-a-kind construction – no robot-clones
- Unique name hand-stamped on a copper boilerplate permanently affixed to the robot
- Articulated neck so the body can rotate, allowing for flexible body language
- Bronze ‘charm-rivets’
- Diamondcoat surface protection
- A permanent webpage on laark.art
Further Enhancements
Advanced customization such as extra articulation, props, magnetic features, and racing stripes are available for all made-to-order robots at an additional cost. As an artist, I like to push the boundaries of the possible. If you have ideas, I’d love to hear about them.