Wasilla, Alaska: Home to moose, human, and most notoriously, one Sarah Palin. Its most famous resident may be a divisive one, but I think we can all agree that Carlos Owen, backyard roboticist and aspiring mad scientist, is a hero.
We’ve spotlighted Owen’s work before, back when he unveiled his 20-foot fire-breathing mech. As impressive and imposing as that was, I think it might be his least ambitious project. How about a hovering bike? A flying bike? With guns, potentially? And that’s just what he’s tinkering with in his backyard right now, according to VBS.TV, who went to visit him in his outdoor workshop.
https://gizmodo.com/homemade-mecha-is-lonely-without-other-mechas-to-beat-u-5285757
You can sum up the whole interview, and my unabashed Carlos enthusiasm, with his closing quote:
The ones I’m dong now blow my mind, so I can’t even imagine what I’ll be building in 30 years.
Damn straight, guy. You are America. [Neogentronyx via VBS.TV]
