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Caltech and JPL Build 50ft Robot
OctaneZ writes "NASA announced that they will enter, in cooperation with Caltech, a 50ft robot in the Rose Bowl Parade - unfortunately it will be made entirely of flowers and will not attempt to enslave the crowd. However, they have mounted a camera to it, which will allow you to view the parade from the top of their creation."
The video link currently shows a 3 minute feed of the robot.
Appropriate, given that it will be 2005.
It is the year 2005, the treacherous Decepticons have conquered the Autobot's home planet of Cyberttron. But, on secret staging grounds, on two of Cybertron's moons, the valiant Autobots plan to retake their homeland.
"Hundreds of volunteers from JPL, Caltech, their families and friends, and some local high school clubs are decorating the float. It is covered from head to toe with flowers, seeds and other natural materials. Decoration takes place at Rosemont Pavilion, next to the Rose Bowl. Today and tomorrow crews are working from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. (PST), and on December 31, as late as needed, to complete the float. Caltech manages JPL for NASA."
Furthermore, it also states " Resembling a giant transformer toy, the massive float...'
This robot is a float shaped like a robot, not an actual working, moving, talking robot. Other than 'smoke and mirror' FX, it smokes from the rocket launchers and the cam is remote controlled.
Never try to beat a professional at his own game!
Just a little nitpick. The Pasadena Tournament of Roses is colloquially called the "Rose Parade." The Rose Bowl started about a decade after the parade itself.
If only the Aztecs had these fighting machines for their flower wars.
One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.