Mondo Spider - Burning Man 2006

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Mondo Spider - Burning Man 2006

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Mondo Spider by the Mondo Spider Project

This is a giant mecanical spider, each of the 8 legs is independtly controled by a hydraulic system powered by a diesel engine. The driver controls are simple: two levers, just like a tank or a bulldozer. It can run forward and backward, and turn in any direction (a bit like a tank, it can turn on its central axis without moving). I was a bit disapointed that it cannot walk sideways :)

You can see a video I made of the Mondo Spider in action here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLOVdo_Qu3E

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2006 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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Photo taken on September 1, 2006

Black Rock City, Pershing county, Nevada, USA

GPS coordinates: 40.754650,-119.236500 - Download KML file for Google Earth (and other mapping apps)

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