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Rock-It the Robot
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:31 pm
by drcorey
this is neat. this guy built a 9 foot tall robot puppet that he uses at shows and fairs all over the country.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dohMOwQzsGs
Re: Rock-It the Robot
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:11 pm
by felinefan
That was the coolest robot I've seen in a long time! Thank you for sharing this, Corey!
Re: Rock-It the Robot
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:49 pm
by Disneyguy85
That is really awesome!
Re: Rock-It the Robot
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:52 pm
by drcorey
felinefan wrote:That was the coolest robot I've seen in a long time! Thank you for sharing this, Corey!
so, do you think Rock-It is better than a Showbot?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRJEFiQZCs0&feature=fvsr
Re: Rock-It the Robot
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:59 am
by Big Wallaby
Hey, Rock-It's really grown up! Little Wallaby and I did some promo footage for him at the Portland International Auto Show one year. Creator is one of those genius performer types. Good times.
Nice to see he's still at it. Because the creator is original in his concepts, I have to prefer Rock-It. He also works to create a unique product.
You should see the things he does with gyrocompasses!
Re: Rock-It the Robot
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:00 pm
by felinefan
Well, okay, Showbot is also cool, but Rock-it was funny when he interacted with the crowd. But each has their own giftings, or programming, or whatever you choose to call it.
Re: Rock-It the Robot
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:40 pm
by darph nader
This is just damn spooky,of course the one on the Segway was more articulate. IMHO.
Re: Rock-It the Robot
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:52 pm
by Disneyguy85
I think that they are both cool.
Re: Rock-It the Robot
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:09 pm
by drcorey
darph nader wrote:This is just damn spooky,of course the one on the Segway was more articulate. IMHO.
well yeah, because Rock-It is a modern version of a japanese rod puppet.
the actor is in the middle. a Showbot is about the height of the actor on level with the people, and is based on the segway tech. one generation of Rock-It was 13 feet tall I heard.
Re: Rock-It the Robot
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:38 pm
by darph nader
drcorey wrote:well yeah, because Rock-It is a modern version of a japanese rod puppet.
the actor is in the middle. a Showbot is about the height of the actor on level with the people, and is based on the segway tech. one generation of Rock-It was 13 feet tall I heard.
Is the T-1000 far behind.
