Ginormous robot spider invades Liverpool, England
By Darren Murph 
posted Sep 3rd 2008 10:08PM
posted Sep 3rd 2008 10:08PM
[Thanks, Chay]
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Looks like viral (or whatever it's called) advertising for Transformers 2.
That's what I was thinking. Although, this pic made me think of Beast Wars! What a badass/terrible show
I was thinking the Tachikomas from Ghost in the Shell
Crap. Should have read farther down.
It's not advertising, it's an artist, I can't remember his name now, but he also did a giant elephant in London, which walked around and sprayed water. He did an interview in a newspaper magazine this weekend and said he was going to do something in Liverpool soon, but didn't say what.
That is F'ing awesome. It looks like the Tachikoma from Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex Series.
Bingo! I wonder if Batou knows they got out again?
too many legs for that
Tachikomas FTW!
Tatchikoma
Definitely a tachikoma or other think-tank from GitS:SAC... Wonder if it is fully functional.
If Batou or Major pop out of that, I will feel a lot safer sleeping at night knowing Section 9 is patrolling the streets :D
Maybe it will have advanced AI that lets it eat other robot insects.
thats quite impressive! not terrifying, but i'd sure be shocked when i first saw it
footnote: * - pay no attention to the cables and pulley system holding the thing in its place. (ooo. scary. heheh)
It'd be real awefully scary if the cable snapped and it was hurtling towards the ground towards you.
its the spider-bot from the original spidey comics...
It's all part of a plan to desensitize the British public to strange and bizarre occurrences. That way no one will notice when the truly strange and bizarre are living among them. Whether that's space aliens or American tourists I'll leave as an exercise for the reader.
American tourists that scary? heh.
Torchwood is real.
Given the economy, space aliens are more common here than American tourists...
Quick call the Doctor.
Doctor Who?
All Hail Dr. Steel.
Who else?
Dr. Horrible
Who else who? (jk)
dr. dre obviously...
The Doctor? Call the Major!
I was looking for the worlds biggest wad of tissue paper until I saw the curled-up legs.
Who deploys a killer android spider that is so obviously dead?
Some spiders use that as a ploy, they play dead and then it turns out it was all fake :o
damnit! we don't need anymore spiders in the world!
gonna need a big ass shoe for that bad boy...
GODDDDDDDD!
COoL Buzz!
Dude, BBC.
And I was just getting ready to say "IN B4 BBC!"
Gizmodo has more ACCURATE info about the spider, linked here:
http://gizmodo.com/5044936/50+foot-robot-spider-plans-to-attack-the-uk-on-friday
And its an arts event:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7595486.stm
Dear god! Don't you know what happens when you post Giz links on Engadget?! PEOPLE DIE.
Ghost In The Shelll!!! (or something close)
Thats exactly what I was thinking.. haha I love that Series.
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned ghost in the shell yet
I'm... not sure how to respond to that...
wow =0
Crazy brits...
Where's Spidey...?!
Where's Spidey...?!
Engadget: Ginormous robot spider invades Liverpool, England
Hellboy: Oh, crap!
I'm going to my college interview near that tomorrow, may go check it out.
Live stream perhaps ?
Anyone interested ?
How can you not love something with eight leags and eight eyes?
SHIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
RUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah looks like a Tachikoma. Even cooler if it was a blue one.
I wouldn't be surprised if this was a publicity stunt\filming for an upcoming Doctor Who or Torchwood episode.
It's part of the European Capital of Culture celebrations.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool08/
To answer the question, I am indeed terrified
The Spider is by the same people who did the "Sultans Elephant" a couple of years ago in London.
It was awesome - check out youtube vid. This is going to be even better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ2elHYRJf4
Meh, it's Liverpool. It'll be stolen by the end of today!
Terrifying?
Just being in Liverpool is terrifying enough.
Being a liverpool lad myself, I was half expecting my gran to be trying to beat it to death with a rolled up newspaper
I'll give 2 days before its on bricks.
2 days?
By that time even the bricks will have been swiped.
It can destroy liverpool if it wants to.
I'll be there to see this on Friday when it starts moving. It's not advertising anything. It's just a large piece of artwork. Apparently it's going to take a bath in the docks ^^ xxx
Even with 8 legs, that pod makes it look more like a tachikoma than a spider.
"Be honest here: are any of you terrified?"
To be honest yes, because it seems to have a face on its arse
It's by the same guy who did the Sultan's Elephant. If it is anywhere near as spectacular as that was, it will be amazing.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=sultans+elephant&spell=1
This thing will actually start moving around the streets under its own power. Its there because liverpool is the culture capital of europe. We've just got to wait for it to "wake" up and it will actually move. The thing weighs 32 tons so its not hanging of the side of the building.
Just one more item on the long list of reasons I'm glad I don't live in England.
lol, man i would like to see when it starts moving out of nowhere just to see how people would react
I hope it's still there for you to witness that on Friday before some scally from Toxteth jacks it for a joyride
I've just been to see this today as it was getting moved to a new location in Liverpool. The spider can actually be "driven"! It holds 9 people who I assume are required to operate it. One seat is situated under the head while the other 8 are situated one under each leg. The spider will be at the Liverpool Arena tomorrow. On Sunday it will be driven/walked/whatever down to the Liverpool museums - which should be a strange sight!
Going to see this thing actually move this saturday cause I live about 8 miles away (:
Maybe I'll put some photos on Flickr
I wouldn't worry about it guys, going by the sign behind it it's not going to last until friday!
http://b.imagehost.org/0330/DSC02843.jpg
I came back on the train from the lake district yesterday, and I randomly got a text off my Dad saying "take a picture of the spider", and I was like "wtf?". Then I came out of Lime street station and I was like "oooookay".
Liverpool is really trying hard to live up to it's "capital of culture" status, there's a huge super-super wide ad/info screen opposite that spider.
I'd hit it.
"I'd hit it"
You'd need a big slipper!
Yeah it's a living thearter compagny called Royal DeLuxe, from my hometown on the west coast of France. Last time I was there, they were mounting the spider on its motored machine. It was really impressive, here are some more photographs of the monster :p
http://dl.free.fr/j5o2iMszW
http://dl.free.fr/j3a9lImJP
Among many other machines and feeries, they made a giant elephant last year, that's walking for the public a good half of the year. Budget for that public attraction was 10 million euros if I recall well, and it's supposed to be active for a decade :
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=5HZmFomXluU&feature=related
Have fun!
Decepticons transform!
Im terrified of spiders, if that thing showed up outside my house or even in the town im in, i wudnt be in this town! id be gone faster than a cheetah!
Although its not real,,, i dont get it, what is it actually doing ? ive heard different stories..
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