Comments on: Horrifyingly wonderful hexapod dancing

By: hurdee

hurdee — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:10:10 +0000

what a total fucking waste of time and engineering skillz.

By: Sparky

Sparky — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:53:37 +0000

Brilliant! It must have taken hours and hours to get this right. I’m a bit disappointed that it didn’t do a moonwalk, though.

By: crobicha

crobicha — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:19:40 +0000

That is fantastic, great job on the choreography!

By: diymaker

diymaker — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 15:01:23 +0000

very funny dancing, genius guy

By: Capissen

Capissen — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:37:35 +0000

This is the best thing I’ve seen all year.

By: sarsen56

sarsen56 — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:07:59 +0000

Amazing – also had no idea how small it was until the end!

By: walt

walt — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:07:15 +0000

robots are cool! way cooler than this. i really hate it when people make robotics look stupid. and so many people do! the motions were created very well, though. too bad the end result was.. well.. you all watched the video. bllleeaaah!

By: dangerarea

dangerarea — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:04:47 +0000

@rhyno001:
http://www.lynxmotion.com/Category.aspx?CategoryID=100

By: gyro_john

gyro_john — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:59:03 +0000

Looks to me like three servos per leg for a total of eighteen. Anybody see it differently?

By: Rhyno001

Rhyno001 — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 07:58:26 +0000

where can I find the kit for that particular bot?

By: drn

drn — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:14:53 +0000

wow wonderful i want one!

By: grapenutster

grapenutster — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:40:13 +0000

@ Roy van Rijn: it’s called ’stage left’ and ’stage right’

By: Clay

Clay — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:47:32 +0000

I’m going to have nightmares for a week.

By: will d.

will d. — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:33:30 +0000

“It’s the boss from Narc!” hell yeah!

By: macegr

macegr — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:09:04 +0000

@dave: I ran the video through several layers of enhancement, analyzed the tumble and drag of the object, extracted a rough density analysis and 3D model, and conferred with a team of video forensics expert. The verdict? A small piece of styrofoam from the prosthetic head. ;)