Robotics enthusiast builds life-size, working WALL-E
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[quote] Going by Pixar’s timeline, we’ve got about 800 years until [B][I]WALL-E[/I][/B] is a reality. Thanks to California resident [B]Mike Senna[/B], we’re a tad ahead of schedule. Senna spent the last two years building a life size, working WALL-E that has to be seen to be believed. Since actual materials, decals and parts from WALL-E don’t exist, he was forced to build the entire thing from scratch and the results would likely make everyone from John Lasseter to Andrew Stanton proud. Check out the video and more after the jump.
Thanks to [URL="https://twitter.com/bigscreentoons/status/230845510238498816"]Big Screen Toons[/URL] for the heads up for this video [URL="http://omg.yahoo.com/yo-show/wall-e-comes-to-life-thanks-to-dedicated-robot-builder-30157565.html"]from Yahoo[/URL].
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Senna, a resident of Orange County CA, primarily works as a computer programmer but, in 2003, he began designing a real-life R2-D2. He completed that and takes it out for appearances with kids, television, you name it. After seeing Pixar’s film, he decided to try and make WALL-E, which took him about two years working about 25 hours a week, after his day job.
Honestly though, when WALL-E waves in the video, what the heck was up with the thumb? There was no movement and it just sort of hung there. And was WALL-E really that big? Ugh. Terrible.
Yes, I’m obviously 100% kidding, this thing is freaking amazing.
To read more about it, head to [URL="http://sennaswalle.blogspot.com/"]Senna’s Blogspot[/URL] which details the entire process from inception.[/quote]
Awesome design, awesome result, and he did it to bring joy to children with cancer. We need more people like Mike Senna.
I swear to god I've seen this at least a year ago somewhere.
[quote]Going by Pixar’s timeline, we’ve got about 800 years until WALL-E is a reality. [/quote]
Fun fact: It's only about 50-100 years actually, because WALL-E and the robots like him were built to clean the planet up prior to humans leaving it. WALL-E kept itself maintained using bits and pieces of other robots for the next 700 or so years. :v:
[QUOTE=PX1K;37067392]I swear to god I've seen this at least a year ago somewhere.[/QUOTE]
Walt Disney Built their own robotic wall-e yes.
[video=youtube;5im0hqsuIRo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5im0hqsuIRo[/video]
Adorable.
[strike]No, it is not "800 years ahead of schedule". WALL-E was built sometime around 2100 and [i]lasted[/i] for 700 years on Earth. News didn't actually see the movie.[/strike]
EDIT: Sorry, didn't read all the posts before posting
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