Mechanic builds functional 18-foot steel exoskeleton

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Mechanic builds functional 18-foot steel exoskeleton

Post by Timezone LaFontaine » Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:28 pm

This just seems like something that would be right at home in Black Rock City. Can we found some kind of Outreach to Mad Geniuses Department?

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Post by can't sit still » Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:07 pm

Holy Shit !!! That thing is really impressive. You have to be acquainted with the problems of turning a vision into something workable to really appreciate it.
"Scrap Daddy" brought out a "dragon" a couple of years ago. What a wreck. I operated his power cart for a while but the contraption moved MUCH slower than a snail. Lindsey's Giraffe was much better engineered.
18 HP means that it moves slow.
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Post by Apollonaris Zeus » Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:11 pm

Yes, but can it turn into a camaro

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Post by Monkeypoo » Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:19 pm

That rocks! I'm curiously wondering, though, if he moves his penis does the exoskeleton's hydraulic penis move too? :?:

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Post by can't sit still » Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:39 pm

This is kinda cool too.

No penis though.
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Post by StarShineScars » Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:16 am

can't sit still wrote:This is kinda cool too.

No penis though.
Does that look like the ED-209 from Robocop to anyone else? Damn that thing used to scare me as a kid. :shock:
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Post by Apollonaris Zeus » Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:26 pm

Decepticon

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Post by can't sit still » Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:06 pm

This fits in the same class;
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Post by Oldguy » Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:10 pm

Emotican.

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Post by Absolut Jeenyus » Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:56 pm

StarShineScars wrote:
can't sit still wrote:This is kinda cool too.

No penis though.
Does that look like the ED-209 from Robocop to anyone else? Damn that thing used to scare me as a kid. :shock:

Read my mind exactly.

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Post by Thecatman » Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:10 pm

I wonder if the Japanese robot can take on Godzilla :?: :idea:

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Post by can't sit still » Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:33 pm

Ed was really badass. he has cousins;





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Re: Mechanic builds functional 18-foot steel exoskeleton

Post by can't sit still » Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:09 am

This exoskeleton is kinda cool. http://www.wimp.com/halfrobot/
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