MAW-1 Mouse Droid

[kresty]

We've also had trouble with the skirts staying on MCK-Y.  So for MAW-1 we were more deliberate about the connections to the body.

3D printed bricks don't have the "clutch" of real bricks, so we depend on the angled bricks being glued to a 'real' Lego brick, which then can be more easily (dis)connected from the droid repeatedly.  The front (or rear) section of the skirt has to be removed to get the body off of the frame.

MAW-1 Mouse Droid
2nd generation Lego Mouse Droid built for Make-A-Wish.  Skirt connections

You can also see the "kickstand" behind the skirt in the top photo. This is so that when the body is removed from the chassis, it can stand without collapsing the skirt. This was built in from the ground on MAW-1. We've tried to add kickstands to MCK-Y, but they keep failing

Mouse Droid Skirt Connection

We do the same thing for MCK-Y now (kinda), with the skirt connections. However, MCKY didn't have the skirt designed for that attachment mechanism, so the bricks are more awkwardly placed and it isn't as reliable as the MAW-1 droid.