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    Don't know what to make of it...

    STRANDBEEST

    But it is certainly cool idea and cool to stare at...
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    This guy is definitely brilliant.

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    It's been around for a while. Not sure what the practical uses are. But it's weird and cool.

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    It's engineering art, it doesn't need to have practical use. I think they're great.
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    Very cool...but the dude referring to them as live animals is a bit creepy.

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    No, this is really creepy.

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2D71CveQwo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2D71CveQwo[/ame]

    And its brother, the Big Dog.

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    Mate cheetah with the big dog and we are doomed....

    As for the strandbeast, I can see that maybe used for autonomous farming....
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    Quote Originally Posted by RacingManiac View Post
    Mate cheetah with the big dog and we are doomed....

    As for the strandbeast, I can see that maybe used for autonomous farming....
    My friend noted that the gait looked like a gekko from Metal Gear.

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