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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    08/26/09

    In reply to Six-Legged Insect-Droid Scuttles With Speed
    Police ladies from the early 80s do not want this...
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    Image of The Lab The Lab
    08/26/09

    In reply to Six-Legged Insect-Droid Scuttles With Speed
    The build quality is amazing. Take a look at the pics, the people who made this weren't f-ing around.
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    08/26/09

    @The Lab: And when they were, they kept it completely professional and out of office life.
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    Image of Lupus_Yonderboy Lupus_Yonderboy
    08/26/09

    In reply to Six-Legged Insect-Droid Scuttles With Speed
    I knew that it wasn't going to be huge, but when you said "running around in downtown Tokyo" before the jump part of me was really hoping for some serious Kaiju action.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    08/26/09

    In reply to Six-Legged Insect-Droid Scuttles With Speed
    Haha.. I remember iSprawl from my college days. This new version is prettier and seems to manuever better.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    08/26/09

    In reply to Six-Legged Insect-Droid Scuttles With Speed
    Still can't capture the essence of natural creepiness.
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    Image of MrBlahBlah MrBlahBlah
    08/26/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: ack!
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    Image of Chiper Chiper
    08/26/09

    In reply to Six-Legged Insect-Droid Scuttles With Speed
    Can someone who speaks japanese tell us if he explains why it needs those huge loops?
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    bosskev promoted this comment Chiper was starred Chiper was unstarred
    Image of bosskev bosskev
    08/26/09

    @Chiper: Why huge loops? I'm guessing those are fairly stiff cables moving in a "plunging" action, not unlike an old-fashioned camera remote release cable.

    And they look cool.
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    Edited by bosskev at 08/26/09 3:36 PM bosskev was starred bosskev was unstarred
    Image of smokee smokee
    08/26/09

    @Chiper: They are the cables that actuate the robots legs, and just like the cable that actuates a bicycle brake, if they are crimped they will bind in the sheathing.

    The large loops allow the cables to move freely in the sheathing.
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    bosskev promoted this comment Edited by smokee at 08/26/09 3:37 PM smokee was starred smokee was unstarred
    Image of badasscat badasscat
    08/26/09

    In reply to Six-Legged Insect-Droid Scuttles With Speed
    Eek! Somebody call the exterminator.
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    Image of met2art met2art
    08/26/09

    @badasscat: Arnold Schwarzenegger is an ex-terminator. Think he's up for the job?
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    OMG! Ponies! promoted this comment met2art was starred met2art was unstarred
    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    08/26/09

    @met2art: I am sorely disappointed in you and Danny Allen. Robot insects and the movie you reference is "The Terminator"?!

    This is why you fail.
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    Image of met2art met2art
    08/26/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: See below :)
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    08/26/09


    @met2art: This, you are not...
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    08/26/09

    In reply to Six-Legged Insect-Droid Scuttles With Speed

    Don't say you weren't warned...
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    08/26/09

    In reply to Six-Legged Insect-Droid Scuttles With Speed
    Quick!

    Step on it!
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    FrankenPC promoted this comment Software_Goddess was starred Software_Goddess was unstarred
    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    08/26/09

    @Software_Goddess: That little sucker skitters faster than a roach!
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    08/26/09

    @FrankenPC: Then step in it with a roller-skate!
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    Image of Curves Curves
    08/26/09

    In reply to Six-Legged Insect-Droid Scuttles With Speed
    I am going to need a much bigger shoe to stomp that critter.
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