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Robosaurus

Posted by michael on from the truckasaurus-already-taken dept.

wpiman writes "The US airforce released this picture of Robosaurus at an airshow. Robosaurus is a purely entertainment robot that stands some 40 feet tall and weighs 30 tons. It can pick up cars, bite them in half, and spits fire. No- it does not appear to run linux." If you look closely, you can just make out Homer and Marge in the car.

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  1. Why is this news? by weiyuent · · Score: 4, Redundant

    Why is this being posted to Slashdot? The Robosaurus has been making the rounds at monster truck rallies for a few years now. It was even featured in one of the final scenes of the movie Waking Up in Reno. It's not even very interesting -- just a big crane made to look like a dinosaur.

  2. Re:this is like shooting fish in a barrel by System.out.println() · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these things! :D

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  3. Wow. News from the last century! by HarveyBirdman · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Imean, this thing was featured in Simpsons Hit And Run, and in the animated series years ago. Popular science had a cover article on it, like, in the 1990s.

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