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ED-209's benevolent cousin? Disaster Relief Robot can pull me out of the rubble any day
Daniel Shankland II loves him some giant robots, and his amazing Disaster Relief Robot may just be a model, but, oh, do we ever wish it was real. Part of an independent study during Shankland's senior year at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan, the designer was tasked with creating "a futuristic robot that would aid humans in dangerous tasks."
The handmade 'bot took six months to make and is comprised of over 600 parts. If it was ever made into a reality, it would use its large size and four, multi-hand limbs to sift through heavy rubble and debris to recover survivors. A model of a worker down by the machine's ankle helps give a sense of its scale.
It's nice to see robots from Detroit doing some good for a change.
Check out the gallery below for more of Shankland's awesome Disaster Relief Robot.
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By Graktar at 8:14 PM ON 05/16/08
That's a cool looking robot. You can actually imagine it being useful. Too bad it's just a model. That said, I wish I had that model sitting in my living room. Now there's a conversation starter.
By ITrush at 2:47 AM ON 05/17/08
Wooh, that's really big! Now who you gonna call?
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By IsoTek at 7:26 AM ON 05/17/08
And people think the Japanese are the only ones that can make cool robots.
By Triztor at 10:22 AM ON 05/19/08
Cool! =^Þ
By JGuelde13 at 7:20 PM ON 05/20/08
Please note that this was a team project. Daniel created the disaster relief version and I create a version designed for forest fires. The other model can be seen at my personal webite www.coroflot.com/jguelde13
By e.fine at 7:11 AM ON 05/21/08
So how does it get to the site? (Like China or Myanmar) Does it transform into a tank or a jet?
By MiKeyes at 11:22 AM ON 05/21/08
How does it get to the site? Anyway it wants to!
By The_-_Eraser at 8:45 PM ON 05/21/08
Someone please call WowWee toys now because I want one!!!!!!!!!! NOW! And WowWee, give these guys a job making cool robots. Drop kick your cute little panda and make me a mean robot.
By tcosmo3 at 4:44 PM ON 05/22/08
Frikin incredible!Man,I wish it was real.Hey, maybe Detroit can revitalize its auto industry by turning itself into the heavy industrial robot manufacturer of the world!!!!!!........just a thought.
By davidpilotte at 8:46 PM ON 03/24/09
Very well, quite eductional. Thankyou!
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