Evil Robot Minions Are Getting Cheaper

[HardOCP News]

If you are an evil genius with plans to overthrow the world, these inexpensive spider robots could be just what you are looking for.

 

[TwistedAegis]

Exxxxxxcellent!

 

[SeegsElite]

You would think that if the scientists were smart enough to create a robot like this they'd have know that all spiders have eight legs, not six.

 

[SeegsElite]

Or maybe that was a misunderstanding on Steve's part?

 

[DeathPrincess]

In Alaska all spiders have lost at least 2 legs to frostbite.

Why didn't they just give them longer bodies and call them roches or something? Or...

Would just make sense...

 

[-Axiom-]

It looks like a terror drone from Red Alert 2

 

[heatlesssun]

Reminds me of the Replicators from Stargate. Bad ass.

 

[phoffman]

Just need to attach needles with acid now, and you have the movie Runaway.

 

[Monkey34]

Just need to attach needles with acid now, and you have the movie Runaway.

Exactly what I was thinking.

 

[wtiger]

All hail our new robot spider overlords.

 

[Kendrak]

Still not as effective at sharks with lasers.

 

[ol1bit]

I'm not think $880 is cheap... I must be crazy.

I like the humanoid type robot kits more for the same price, but still to expensive.

 

[bear jesus]

Reminds me of the Replicators from Stargate. Bad ass.

While watching the video i was thinking it needs a replicator body kit lol.

 

[Deluded]

You would think that if the scientists were smart enough to create a robot like this they'd have know that all spiders have eight legs, not six.

You'll notice that nowhere in the video they call it a "spider" -- they call it a "hexpod".

Next time, watch carefully.

 

[86DRIFTER]

In Alaska all spiders have lost at least 2 legs to frostbite.

Why didn't they just give them longer bodies and call them roches or something? Or...

Would just make sense...

You stole my idea, but I still think there's something beautiful and graceful about the hexapod tank from the original movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK8V9jG7Wjg

 

[jo0minator]

time to build my tachikoma army and conquer the world

 

[allenpan]

why single (2) IR sensor, very uneffective. 6 legs with 2 usually idle, rather have 4, no DSP:?

 

[Radical]

Still not as effective at sharks with lasers.

Haha exactly what I was reminded of. Spiders with lasers would still be scary though.

 

[ninjaturtle]

I can see buying a crap load of these and filling a my store aisle with them so when my boss open in the morning they can swarm her. She has no tech bone in her body whats so ever...

 

[Parmenides]

You would think that if the scientists were smart enough to create a robot like this they'd have know that all spiders have eight legs, not six.

No joke and no lie, I heard a microbiologist professor have a brain fart, and was surprised that chickens had two legs and not four.

Anyways these guys probably figured 6 is best for their purposes but it is spider-esque in that it mostly closely resembles a spider over anything else. .