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Mechanical Spider Hatched in the Minds of Genius Madmen

by luki | March 6, 2006 at 09:55 pm

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In the frigid dawn of a dark September day was born a mechanical creature hitherto undreamt of.

It was raw and fragile in its beauty. It was the unadorned spawn of 9

inspired insomniacs, spurred by the call to arms of the 4th annual

Vancouver Junk Yard Wars. While VJYW is worthy of its own story it was,

in this case, the genesis of far greater things.

Wrought from the 48 hours of creative intensity

and endurance was an inmaliable team of builders. Charged by the thrill

of those first steps, a core handful of those team mates committed

themselves to a second generation of walking machine. A stronger,

faster and far, far sexier version of the original.

This is the story of that team and their epic

journey from the industrial bowels of Vancouver to the mad dust of

Black Rock City and beyond. This is the story of Mondo Spider Project!

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kate

at 12:13 on March 8th, 2006

Congratulations on your commission from Burning Man!! We all look forward to a world filled with mechanical spiders, kind of...

innes

at 15:47 on March 8th, 2006

I am glad to see that the operator of the vehicle is wearing a proper
helmet. One should always strive for safety, under any
circumstance.

innes

at 16:20 on March 8th, 2006

"The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise"

- Tacitus

wipednwired

at 06:35 on March 9th, 2006

i think this is a most excellent use of your engineering degree. but

are you sure the helmet is strong enough for all that action?

leigh8959

at 22:20 on March 9th, 2006

Thanks Luki... you rule for putting up this story. It has made my
life considerably easier when I'm trying to explain to German and
French tourists wtf I'm doing with my life. Can't wait to get back to
work on Mondo.

snohomish

at 19:17 on May 17th, 2006

Congratulations from me too! By the way, I could help design a
spider helmet that could look like eyes for the spider, to give
it that realistic effect. Safety Third is the best way to go,
since fun and fashion always come first and second!