Giant spider robot is slow, terrifying and noisy

2007 Burning Man Spider Machine [Andrew in Frisco via MAKE]

Update: Mike writes, “My friend Jon built a robot spider which is vastly superior to the cumbersome behemoth you posted today.”

Come now, giant robot spiders. You’re both pretty.

1. [Anonymous]

   Poor guy, all that work and burned gas and the bikini babe didn’t give it a second(or even first) glance.

2. [Enochrewt]

   I’m terrified by spiders, but the scantily clad woman (topless even?) made it worth it.

3. [magic whiskey]

   Pretty sweet, but I don’t think the BigDog project has anything to worry about.

4. [nehpetsE]

   the bikini babe is totally trans…
   but you already knew that

5. [joehumanity]

   Yeah, BigDog is just terrifying and noisy. Although I’d rather see this trundling after me than the BigDog and its svelte prancy Silent Hill-esque legs.

6. [dculberson]

   This one is cool looking, but the functionality is sort of disappointing. I think they need some shock absorbers to keep it from breaking pivots, too.

   I like this spider mech better:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D2yl6B3Kyg

7. [Anonymous]

   That’s my cousin Sam’s robot spider, Mondo Spider! Sam and a team of grease monkeys assembled it and are working in improvements like Li-ion batteries. I’ve always been a fan of more fire breathing features though.

   All the mondo spider you could want at their aptly named website:
   http://www.mondospider.com/

8. [guts]

   What’s with the hotdog eating scene?

9. [Brendan]

   In the future EVERYONE will be driving 1,500lb monster robot spiders.

10. [eustace]

    After Skynet, EVERYONE will be running from 1500 lb monster robot spiders.

11. [Anonymous]

    Gilmoid Anonymous here. It’ll be a long time before somebody can yell:

    “Walkers!! They’ve got Walkers!!

12. [Evil Paul]

    fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!

    Daddy like

    I’ll have to get a squad of henchmen trained up on those quick.

13. [ROSSINDETROIT]

    In Soviet Union 1,500lb monster robot spiders ride you!