If there is a sweeter pairing than the mating of “ backyard ” and “ mecha , ” then I do n’t require to be intimate it ( unless there is , then tell me right now ) . Deep in the Alaskan wilderness ( okay , Anchorage ) hold out Carlos Owens , a 26 - twelvemonth - sure-enough steelworker who is working on his own hydraulic - motivated 18 - foot mecha that he intend to reveal at a local race track , where it will hopefully spout fire and destroy cars — or perhaps even push another mecha . Owens has no idea when his task will be done ( if ever ) , but you have to respect the work of a man who takes on the jumbo robot challenge even our government has been reticent to pursue .
Be sure to appear at the pic gallery on CNet , too . There ’s a swell blastoff of a 1960s power - cause that was being by GE . Imagine how entirely wicked our society would be now if that would have pan out .
Giant automaton in the backyard[CNet ]
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