I started building my robots as a way to exercise my mind after a terible bike accident in 2009. I realized the need to challenge my mind, and having been an antique dealer 30 plus years I knew how to find the body parts. Bringing the parts together in a creative form is that new challenge that I was looking for. My favorite materials are repurposed antique parts,casting molds,vacuum tubes,vacuum cleaner parts,scrap metal,clock parts,car parts, and old toys.