The Robot Elephant Made of Recycled Materials
Suggestion to add to this pretend pachyderm's potential: weapons!
Truth be told, the only robotic thing about the "Great Elephant" are its mechanically articulated trunk and legs. And the latter don't even hold the elephant up, a task that falls on three set of struts with wheels. But the contraption is still massive, measuring 12 meters high and 8 meters wide. The nozzle even blows out smoke for a more compelling illusion.
Better yet, the Great Elephant was made from 45 tons of recycled materials, meaning some artist's fancy wasn't responsible for creating more junk. The elephant's size also means it can carry up to 49 passengers. It's just too bad the Great Elephant isn't more autonomous in movement, but who knows? Perhaps future versions will feature better legs, and we can stop enslaving real elephants for entertainment purposes.
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cool... but not nearly as impressive as the 10m tall optimus prime robot in beijing.
Looks great. Let's see if the Optomus Prime in China and this one sparks a trend of turning trash into objects of beauty.
Wow that looks impressive!
indeed a work of art.
Is this from the group called "La Machine"? I saw a few vids on youtube. They also have giant spiders and robot girl. very cool stuff.
It's from a group called "Royal de Luxe" ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_de_Luxe ).
Want to see the Elephant in action ?
-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV6vRcn-bE8
reminds me of the elephants out of Lord of The Rings: Return of the king
cool
reminds me of the elephants out of Lord of The Rings: Return of the king
the mumakil are coming!
Actually looks pretty cool! Reminds me of those Futurey movies where practically everything is an abundance, except for things a normal human wouldn't need.
Instead of making elephants and robots, how about you use the recyclable stuff to make homes for the homeless and poor people, that would be a better use of this type of stuff...I think lawl.
Good to see that people are using our resources for good purposes...
/sarcasm