LET THE STORY LEAD THE DESIGN

Nelson Tai takes cues from his personal sci-fi project when constructing a hardworking droid

- Nelson Tai

"This droid is from MOMENTUM!, an ongoing personal project that I have in development. The Tetsu Robotics' D2 droid's job is to deliver the next generation of mobility, intelligence and machine assistance. I wanted to design a droid, and the upcoming story provided the perfect reason to create one. It carries out a lot of heavy-lifting tasks in its crucial role as part of a hyperpod racing pit crew, so with this in mind I designed it with exposed mechanical elements and a frame structure to reflect its functionality."

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