From a musical perspective, there are dozens of tracks that cemented Daft Punk as electronic juggernauts since its genesis in 1993 (see our list here), but equally as important to Daft Punk's fame was the full-on embrace of robotic stage personas, originally centered on two very recognizable props...

In a thread auspiciously posted to Twitter by the fan account "Daft_Wub" right before the group's retirement announcement this week, we're treated to see a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Daft Punk's original robot helmet, including...

As far as the technical process of creating the helmets goes, this short video with Alterian's Tony Gardner is pretty illuminating. As Gardner explains, compact light-up displays are much more common now, but in 2001, when Daft Punk started wearing the helms, the costumes were cutting edge.

While these photos won't bring Daft Punk back to making music, they're a pretty great way of appreciating the vision and creativity of musicians (electronic or otherwise) at their best. Let's also be grateful these helmets didn't go the way of some of the group's iconic gear...