This is a project I thought I would share. My son and I started this project last year when he was diagnosed with cancer. He was 17 at the time and was going to have to withdraw from school so we decided to do this as a project together to learn robotics. As it turned out the chemo was a lot for him and he couldn't really help much but I continued on and finished the project. I would take R2 to the children's hospital when my son was getting chemo and entertain the other kids. He has brought a lot of smiles. The body frame, skin, legs, and feet were all cut on my Shopbot Buddy.
In the last four months since R2 has been operational he has also participated in a few Make-A-Wish wishes as well.