Irresistible is right. Something about Megasuarus captured my attention. This is not a new robot and maybe not the next thing in robots, but it is very large and very destructive, and it is new to RobotNext. From the video I saw of this monster, it can pick up a car in its giant claws and then incinerate the insides of the vehicle. Other than the entertainment value of this beast, I saw it as yet another example of robots imitating nature. Well, sort of. In this case, a robot has supposedly been designed on the idea of a dinosaur. To me this robot seems more like a mythical creature, namely a dragon, than a dinosaur. However, in many ways, it does resemble a certain Japanese science fiction creature from the movies.
Where as some robot builders are constructing robots to see how nature evolves, this robot is definately a case of robots devolving. See this story below for the latest exploits of this robotic creature from the junkyard.
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Megasaurus was irresistible. Children, filled with wonder and awe, walked up to the robot-dinosaur hybrid. They studied it, asked questions and grinned wide. Adults balanced wide-eyed queries with their own inspection of the beast ...
Megasaurus Brings Fire And Mayhem To Bristol Dragway - TriCities.com
Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:03:00 GMT
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