Comments on: Stompy is coming

By: Sam Pourasghar

Sam Pourasghar — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:34:00 +0000

My first impression was that it was a mobile car crusher.

By: Sam Pourasghar

Sam Pourasghar — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:32:00 +0000

Good call.

“Arachnids suck blood. Do you suck blood?”
“Sure, I suck blood all the time!”
“Yeah right.”
“Look pal, I gotta straw right here! You wanna demonstration?”

By: Rindan

Rindan — Thu, 03 May 2012 06:00:00 +0000

I want to point out that the Artisan’s Asylum is an epic bad ass organization. They are very much about supporting the maker community from n00bs to kung fu masters. If you leave in the greater Boston area, and especially if you live across the river on the Cambridge/Somerville side, you should really check them out. They are pretty much as bad ass as they sound.

If you are going to be in the greater Boston Area, Somerville Open Studios (SOS) is happening this weekend and the Artisan’s Asylum will be open. Just to give you some context, Somerville is a little sliver of Boston that is 4.2 square miles, yet has 80,000 people. This year, there are going to be over 100 studious open around Somerville over the weekend for the event. It really is worth the visit if you are going to be in town.

SOS has the usual suspects you would expect at various open studious like water color, pottery, and crap like that, but it also has some truly epic shit each year. Crazy mechanical sculptures, sharp pointed objects, steam punk , epic 10 foot tall bikes sporting blinking shit, and of course hexapod robots. Seriously, if you are in Boston this weekend, come check it out. Somerville is a bad ass little town.

http://www.somervilleopenstudios.org/

edit: I am pretty sure SCUL pilot knows all of the above… it was more for everyone else.

By: Rindan

Rindan — Thu, 03 May 2012 05:45:00 +0000

Woo-wooo! Somerville 4 life.

By: Rindan

Rindan — Thu, 03 May 2012 05:43:00 +0000

Well, if you do the math, it turns out that six legs provides superior awesomeness and has the pleasant side effect of acceptable badassery.

By: pjcamp

pjcamp — Thu, 03 May 2012 01:13:00 +0000

What lack of imagination! Buggy is clearly a better name.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 02 May 2012 23:13:00 +0000

Looks like the Mondo Spider ( http://www.mondospider.com/ )

By: Momo the Monster

Momo the Monster — Wed, 02 May 2012 21:40:00 +0000

Having ridden in The Walking Beast (the above contraption) I can assure you that it is thrilling and uncomfortable!

By: Hanglyman

Hanglyman — Wed, 02 May 2012 21:23:00 +0000

Good thing I’m not in Massachusetts… chasing after their stomp-bot begging for a ride wouldn’t be very dignified.

By: Dan Allard

Dan Allard — Wed, 02 May 2012 21:22:00 +0000

Is it 18 or 24? Are the red bits suspension as opposed to actuators?

i’m curious as to where you got that speed number – are you local?

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Wed, 02 May 2012 21:10:00 +0000

That second one is a keeper.

By: Jesseham

Jesseham — Wed, 02 May 2012 21:09:00 +0000

As do the roads!

By: Jer_00

Jer_00 — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:55:00 +0000

To be extra ped-ant-tick, Spider-man’s got four limbs, not two. Even if two of them are called “arms” instead of “legs” when they’re on a primate…

By: Steve Faiella

Steve Faiella — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:28:00 +0000

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!! oh, wait.. how much is it?

By: BrotherPower

BrotherPower — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:15:00 +0000

Really? No stabby thing to poke through the roof and suck out the creamy filling? Seems obvious.

By: Bart

Bart — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:13:00 +0000

Finally, a vehicle that doesn’t get bogged down going through David Square!

By: GawainLavers

GawainLavers — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:42:00 +0000

The suspension, though, favors far less massive animals.

By: TheMadLibrarian

TheMadLibrarian — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:38:00 +0000

Doc Ock, is that you?

By: Nathan Hornby

Nathan Hornby — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:37:00 +0000

Looks great; although it also looks very lean. Are these schematics just concepts, or are they actually based on the materials etc. needed? I would expect a lot more bulk in the bid section where all the engine/s pneumatics etc. go. Even the legs look optimistically neat.

I’m no engineer though, just looks a little too good to be true?

By: Nathan Hornby

Nathan Hornby — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:35:00 +0000

Number 2/3 is awesome!

Although it doesn’t look like a very comfortable ride.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:34:00 +0000

It needs to have speakers blaring “Wiki, wiki, wow; wiki, wiki, wow wow wow”

By: bcsizemo

bcsizemo — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:34:00 +0000

The logging industry has had walking harvesters for a while now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2V8GFqk_Y

By: Drew Van Zandt

Drew Van Zandt — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:32:00 +0000

Note on the existing “competition” – since the Asylum hexapod is a true 18-actuator hexapod, it can spin in place. It’s also got a design speed of … I think 6 MPH, but I may not be remembering correctly.

By: Ipo

Ipo — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:23:00 +0000

… ride it through town in about four months.

It’s a loong ride through town.

By: Dan Hibiki

Dan Hibiki — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:14:00 +0000

In the words of the Tick “How do you know I don’t?”

http://youtu.be/afrPV4ONU28?t=8m11s

By: Felton / Moderator

Felton / Moderator — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:54:00 +0000

Perfect! Now to devise a way for it to walk up the sides of buildings…

By: darrrrrrn

darrrrrrn — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:45:00 +0000

At first I thought this was an evil genius method of towing cars.

By: Noctilucent Studios

Noctilucent Studios — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:24:00 +0000

I think you should go ahead and move this thing to the top of your “potential overlords” list.

Damn.

By: doug rogers

doug rogers — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:23:00 +0000

I knew some ped-ant would show up. And Spiderman only has two, so he’s not a spider either.

By: Dan Hibiki

Dan Hibiki — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:21:00 +0000

Sorry, have to point out that arachnids have 8 legs.
this is clearly an insect.