BOTS

This is the overview page for BOTS.

BOTS is an interactive-generative artwork by Tighe Rzankowski.

Each robot is derived from a unique hash string ( a 51 character list of random numbers & letters ).

Collect BOTS on fx(hash) from Jan. 1st, 2023 at 10AM EST: Collect <-

Follow @trzanko on Twitter for daily renders: Twitter <-

Click here to create your own: LAUNCH BOTS <-

Your robot will be of type:

Box, Bubble, Tube or Tubble.

No type is rarer than another.

However, the rarity level will be either:

Holographic ( aka Holo or Rainbow ), Gold, Silver or Bronze.

Let's meet some BOTS: There is always a rarity pin on the upper left part of your BOTS' body. If your BOTS has Squares on its base, their color also indicates rarity. Holo is the most rare.

Here are the rarity probabilities. BOTS will be

Bronze 50% of the time
Silver 30% of the time
Gold 15% of the time
Holo 5% of the time

Due to the unusual manufacturing process for BOTS, not all of them are perfect, most are even a bit Busted.

However Busted or Perfect a robot is, will determine its Bustedness.

Perfect BOTS are very rare and have four squares on their base.

Perfect Holo or Gold BOTS are even more rare.

This is an example of a Perfect BOT: ( Gold Rarity ) Perfect BOTS oscillate back and forth on each joint, they have all four squares present on the base.

BOTS can also have Busted joints, with some or all squares missing.

When a square is missing, it means that a specific joint is Busted. A Busted joint will spin, instead of oscillating back and forth.

For example, the following BOTS of Holo Rarity is Completely Busted, all joints are Busted, all squares are missing and all joints will spin. It looks pretty cool in motion.

Remember, we can still tell the rarity of this BOTS as Holo by it's rarity pin. Let's have a look at how each square relates to a specific joint:

The 1st square from the left is for the base to the body joint. The 2nd square for the body to the head joint. The 3rd square for the right arm of the BOT. The 4th square for the left arm of the BOT. Don't worry if your BOTS is a little or a lot Busted. That's life. Technically, Completely Busted BOTS are more rare than Perfect BOTS. Completely Busted Holo BOTS are statistically the most rare of all.

Be proud of your BOTS, however Busted it may be. It is uniquely and verifiably yours.

Each BOTS has a unique pose and facial expression, Happy or Grumpy.

BOTS come in 4 color schemes: Vivid, Mono, Strato or Lucent.

No color scheme or facial expression is more rare than another.

Let's look at some collections. A very valuable collection of BOTS to try to own would be a Perfect BOTS of each type.

A collection like this: ( All Gold of each type. ) Also, Completely Busted BOTS of each type would be a very very rare collection. Especially if Holo.

The following would be a very cool Completely Busted Gold Collection: Another rare collection would be a Perfect BOTS of each rarity, like this: ( Perfect Bronze, Silver, Gold and Holo. ) You may try to collect all Gold BOTS of a certain Bustedness. Perhaps all with Busted heads, like these:

These BOTS are my favorite: ( Gold rarity BOTS with Busted heads that spin. )

You may want to turn down the volume for this next part.

Each BOTS has a unique and randomly generated sound. Please wait 2 seconds when you load a BOTS before you click and hold to play the correct sound.

The 2 second delay is in place to allow for the preview image capture.

Also, when you click and hold, you can experience what it would be like for your BOTS to be Holo, if it's not already.

While clicking and holding, you can move around your BOTS in 3D, like this:

Thank you for learning about BOTS!

This page was last modified on January 1st, 2023.