RC Rover runs on steam, human fear

by Stan Horaczek, posted Jun 2nd 2006 at 12:24PM

~~Mad scientist~~ Steam-powered RC enthusiast I-Wei Huang, has posted yet another impressive creation over at his website, Crabfu. The six-wheeled RC Steam Rover was born of a decidedly retro-looking Cheddar Puffin engine and two Tamiya 4x4 chassis, using a mixture of butane and propane as fuel. The videos on his site suggest that it won't be breaking any land speed records, but we're still hoping it'll eventually play a part in protecting us from these little steam-powered robots, should they go all Skynet on us.

[Via Makezine]

Filed under: Robots

Tags: hobby, i-wei huang, I-weiHuang, radio controlled, RadioControlled, rc, rover, skynet, steam powered, steam-powered, SteamPowered

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oshean @ Jun 7th 2006 1:51PM

Redneck monster truck moonshine still.

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