O.k., I'm not claiming my sculpture is going to be any smarter than the Brutus, but instead am paying homage to multiple sources of inspiration, the Brutus, and the Savant Systems 1400.
Anyway, last week I bought steel. Last night I cut most of the framing pieces.
Four legs, upper frame pieces, and lower frame pieces. Today I may cut the cross pieces for the top to support the kettle, HLT, and mash tun, and a few of the lower frame support pieces. Then I need to figure out motor mounting, control panel mounting ...