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Unread 03-05-2012, 11:08 AM
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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.


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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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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