Men of Metal

[RainyDay]

Does anyone subscribe to Rolling Stone or Motor Trend? There's an insert that is supposedly an excerpt from a new book by Rowland Samuel called "Men of Metal." It's about giant humanoid robots made from parts of the British Mini Cooper automobile. These giant robots have been reportedly seen roaming the Oxford countryside at night a la Big Foot. Except these robots help wayward motorists. The excerpt has photos and diagrams.

It's apparently a big promotional hoax for the Mini. Samuel Rowland doesn't exist. They've gone to great trouble to create web links to the mad Oxford scientist who supposedly built these things http://www.r50rd.co.uk/research/internal/v2i/engin/ and there is even a link to the book publisher Casson Publishing, which also doesn't exist.

Clever yet pretty lame. A tiny car so powerful it can run a 12-foot robot. Whaaaaa?

Time for the annual massacre of chocolate bunnies.

[J Larsen]

I know this has little to do with what you're talking about, but it's cool all the same. Humanoid robots have been with us for a few years. The last couple of movies on this page, with the robot going down a flight of stairs, are particularly impressive.

Honda Robot Project Movies