From fiction to function: The OpenSAINT project
Maker Faire Bay Area 2026
September 25th-27th
Step into the world of OpenSAINT, a community-driven engineering project dedicated to transforming a beloved science-fiction icon into a fully realized modern robotic replica. Combining design, fabrication, electronics, and collaboration, the Input-Inc. team is pushing the boundaries of what passionate builders can achieve together. Join us as we introduce the people, the process, and the vision behind this unique project—where creativity meets precision, and fiction becomes functional reality.
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Input-Inc.
Input-Inc. is an international team of designers, builders, and hobbyists, with a shared mission. To maintain the most comprehensive and screen accurate CAD repository available for the main character of the 1980s films ‘Short Circuit’ and ‘Short Circuit 2’. We call this platform OpenSAINT, and it is an open-source platform designed using industry-grade CAD software, including off-the-shelf hardware, and designed for modern manufacturing techniques. Throughout the team’s twenty plus years we have helped builders around the world achieve their goal of building a screen-accurate 1:1 replica of this iconic movie robot.
