If there is a sweeter pairing than the union of “backyard” and “mecha,” then I don’t want to know it (unless there is, then tell me right now). Deep in the Alaskan wilderness (okay, Anchorage) lives Carlos Owens, a 26-year-old steelworker who is working on his own hydraulic-motivated 18-foot mecha that he intends to unveil at a local race track, where it will hopefully spout fire and destroy cars—or maybe even fight another mecha. Owens has no idea when his project will be done (if ever), but you have to respect the work of a man who takes on the giant robot challenge even our government has been reticent to pursue.
Be sure to look at the photo gallery on CNet, too. There’s a great shot of a 1960s power-suit that was being by GE. Imagine how totally wicked our society would be now if that would have panned out.
Giant robots in the backyard [CNet]
