walk/drive a dog/motorcycle

posted Dec 11th 2008 1:23pm by Caleb Kraft
filed under: robots hacks, transportation hacks

robo-dog1

This hulking monster was created by the Mutoid Waste Company because, well, why not? Part dog, part motorcycle it walks/drives and breathes fire. Constructed from all salvaged parts, this thing is a testament to recycling. Either that or it is the harbinger of the robot apocalypse. Regardless of the possibility of it enslaving all mankind, we want one. Be sure to watch the video.

Comments [22]

tagged: dog, motorcycle, mutoid, robot

Reader Comments

This is MAXIMALLY cool! Does it also allow any kind of autonomous functionality?

Next they should add a home-made nuclear reactor, lazer beam eye cannons, jump jets and a microwave oven.

Murah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Posted at 1:26 pm on Dec 11th, 2008 by James

Oh, pooch: “Veoh is no longer available in SLOVENIA.”

.. what did we do? Came 2 digits close to 15 digits internet lockdown code? *duh*

Posted at 2:12 pm on Dec 11th, 2008 by Janez D.

oh yeah.

skynet has awakened.

blah blah blah

we need john conner “leader of the resistance”

oh, his mom and his android girlfriend, cameron are hot too.

Posted at 5:06 pm on Dec 11th, 2008 by captain

I would hope everyone can agree that’s hacking. :)

Posted at 5:35 pm on Dec 11th, 2008 by Doug

The foundation of this group is intriguing. They eventually met there demise through top dollar’s “became an institution” logic. There work is impressive too.

Posted at 5:35 pm on Dec 11th, 2008 by TJHooker

it reminds me of something you’d see the humans using in the matrix or half life 2. all it needs now are some random weapons and electricity arcing back and forth inside the frame.

Posted at 9:17 pm on Dec 11th, 2008 by polymath

“veoh is no longer available in lithuania.”
oh come on.. since when, on the internet of all places, does it matter where i live?
now i have to go find a proxy..

Posted at 12:23 am on Dec 12th, 2008 by glow

@ glow
try using hulu in the uk…

Posted at 1:05 am on Dec 12th, 2008 by mig

Ive seen this in the flesh! Well steel, once agian this was at Glastonbury earlier this year.

This is nothing compared to some of there other creations, also it looks great but is very limited in its limb construction, a bit of a waddler rather than a walker!! the pyro is awsome though!

This is a wonderfull assortment of interesting mechanical bits and pieces scrounged from all sorts of machines.

Posted at 1:25 am on Dec 12th, 2008 by Grovenstien

Czech Republic too…
There’s a flash video over here:

http://www.dontpaniconline.com/magazine/success/robo-dog

And couple on YouTube too.

BTW, wonderful machine.

Posted at 5:43 am on Dec 12th, 2008 by Lukas

if version 2 can get up to highway speeds, count me in!

Posted at 6:02 am on Dec 12th, 2008 by The Steven

Sans rider and a little smaller, I almost see the hounds from Fahrenheit 451.

Posted at 6:30 am on Dec 12th, 2008 by Matt

@jamezd & @glow

…

Once again proving that trying to censor the internet is futile… not to mention all the innocent stuff that gets blocked (such as this).

Posted at 9:36 am on Dec 12th, 2008 by draeath

@draeath

They obviously censored veoh once they saw this mechanical beast was real. hahahahaha resistance is futile.

Posted at 11:32 am on Dec 12th, 2008 by bountyx

sad that this picture is as acurate about the movement as the real thing.

really, just stare at the pic and imagine time tediously passing by with nothing moving at all. that’s how the real thing feels :(

Posted at 2:34 pm on Dec 12th, 2008 by gabe

I love the fact that no new parts were needed to build it. Anyone can make cool stuff with a big budget but for this thing to be made out of junk that’s something else!

Posted at 5:22 pm on Dec 12th, 2008 by Alan

“veoh is no longer available in Brazil.”

Please dont use Veoh links…

Posted at 5:46 am on Dec 13th, 2008 by enickel

“Veoh is no longer available in CHILE”
Why?! Oh god, why?! :’(

btw, thanks for the other links in comments ;-)

Posted at 4:57 am on Dec 15th, 2008 by NiñoScript

that thing is painfully slow and ungainly. can it come in his and hers sets?

Posted at 10:11 pm on Dec 15th, 2008 by anthony

Awesome. It still surprises me what people can build doing recyckling.

Posted at 9:45 pm on Mar 7th, 2009 by Iver Olsen

Want insurance on that? What a crazy awesome looking creation.

Posted at 5:36 am on Mar 14th, 2009 by Motorcycle Insurance Agent

WOW I was about to ask if there is a video. This is a super cool toy! Never in my life have i seen anything cooler. I wonder if I could teach it to do the same stuff my dog does, play dead, count to 4 etc. WOW.

Posted at 7:40 pm on Oct 27th, 2009 by automatic cat litter boxes