Jawbot

🤖 Jawbot – Fully Articulated Print-in-Place Robot

Meet Jawbot — a chunky, expressive robot with a big bite and fully poseable body. Designed to be fun, durable, and easy to print, this model comes almost entirely assembled straight off the build plate.

🔧 Features

• ✅ Print-in-place design – no assembly required for main body
• ✅ Fully articulated joints (arms, legs, shoulders, hips, jaw)
• ✅ Mechanical claw hands for dynamic poses
• ✅ Unique stylized “jaw” head design
• ✅ Minimal post-processing

🧩 Assembly Notes

• All joints (except fingers) are print-in-place
• Fingers are attached using short pieces of 1.75mm filament as pins
• Simply cut small segments and insert them to secure finger movement

⚠️ Important – First Movement

After printing, the joints will be slightly fused by design.

👉 You MUST carefully “snap” the joints loose before use:

• Gently apply pressure to each joint
• You’ll feel a small “pop” as the connection breaks free
• Do this slowly and carefully to avoid damage

Once released, joints should move smoothly.

🧪 Print Settings (Tested)

• Material: PLA (works great)
• Layer height: 0.16 mm
• Supports: ✅ Enabled (auto-generated)
• Brim: Optional (for extra stability)
• Infill: 10–15% is enough

💡 Tips

• If joints are too tight → gently work them back and forth
• If too loose → slight scaling (99–100%) can help
• Remove supports carefully around joints
• A tiny bit of lubricant (optional) can improve motion