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make that thing 100 times bigger and you got that mechanical spider from Wild Wild West.






and you also need to shoot Freakin LASER to top it.]]>Mar 16th 2009 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVV-ozgxxtY

That is not CGI. It is wind-controlled and it is the artwork of the guy who actualy invented the walking mechanism, Theo Jansen.]]>Mar 16th 2009 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/
This could actually be pretty interesting on larger scales. Imagine a car with hundreds of legs. If they were all sort of shock absorbed the car would fit itself to the surface and distribute the weight evenly over the area of the car. The grip would be nuts!

Unfortunately my guess is the friction and wear would ultimately make such a vehicle unrealistic but it, too, would be fun to drive!]]>Mar 16th 2009 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 17th 2009 3:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/ legs
You don't see vehicles with legs, this is a mode of transportation so it isn't going to surpass wheels]]>Mar 16th 2009 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Its actually called a fleur-de-lis]]>Mar 16th 2009 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 22nd 2009 6:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Where can I get myself one?]]>Mar 16th 2009 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/
Second that!]]>Mar 16th 2009 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 17th 2009 3:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/

All it needs is a confederate flag.

]]>Mar 16th 2009 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/
Not everything is political statement.]]>Mar 16th 2009 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/
And who the hell invented that handle? Too small for standing man, too big for a sitting one.

If they would give it some practical advantage, it would make at least some sense, but it hasn't. E.g. the legs got rolls on the "foot", so if you would put it on the hill, it will just go down because of the rolls.

The legs are good alternative for moving on a not-flat floor, so if they would invent such stand with possibility to walk on stairs, with moderate speed on normal floor (downhill, uphill), it could be practicaly used e.g. for wheelchairs.]]>Mar 17th 2009 7:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/ ...And who the hell invented that handle? Too small for standing man, too big for a sitting one...

Typical of college workshops worldwide, the students (obviously) scavenged parts that weren't "interesting" to make themselves from other objects - like a kid's scooter.

]]>Mar 16th 2009 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Mar 16th 2009 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/cajun-crawler-swaps-segway-wheels-for-theo-jansens-creepy-leg-m/Some say he bites his partner's head off after mating.
All we know is ... he's called: The Stick (wif legs on).

(I know it's spelled The Stig, OK?!)]]>Mar 16th 2009 1:00PM