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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Giant Mechanical Spider on the Move in Liverpool

Giant Mechanical Spider Spotted in Liverpool
Obviously, I've been busy if I missed this on the web a few days ago. Check out this giant mechanical spider that crept down the streets of Liverpool, England. I don't have an adjective in my vocabulary to describe how amazing this is as an artistic and technical accomplishment.

Here is a link to a flickr set of photos that captured the event.

[ Found via Make blog, who credits the BBC coverage. Also found via the Cabaret Mechanical Theatre blog coverage. ]

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2008 at 6:44 AM

    I've just posted a giant spider of Liverpool video on youtube. It’s got great footage including the spider speeded up as it ascends a building and is well edited:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxajilZcgTo

    I've also got a three part documentary about the Royal de Luxe giant elephant and little girl which shows a lot of the operators and mechanics up close.

    Part 1:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S7sTOUZGD8

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  2. Dug NorthSeptember 13, 2008 at 5:14 PM

    Dear Giselle,

    Wonderful footage! I'm going to feature it in a post of its own on The Automata / Automaton Blog.

    Cheers,

    Dug North

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