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Giant Robot Project, Part 1
About this video
The first installment of a hobbyist's video diary documenting his build of a giant walking spider-like vehicle. The footage is casual and self-shot, following the early stages of the project.
Why it appears in the archive
HN commenters point to it as the start of a gripping, wonder-inducing build saga by a prolific maker of ambitious mechanical projects.
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From the Hacker News discussion
Brilliant - here's Part 1 that you mentioned (he's posted 300+ videos). I'm afraid I've wrecked what's left of the work day as I follow the saga. [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗Oh man, I've been idly following Jamie for like a decade. This guy appears to have a beautiful form of mechanical engineer OCD and has somehow managed to escape society so that his spirit was never crushed, and he makes videos so that everyone can watch in wonder ;) From the beginning circa 2007: [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗Reminds me about this dedicated builder: [LINK] He builds pretty amazing stuff like indoor trampoline [0] and a robotic spider [1]. Due to his increasing popularity and requests to learn from him, he created the adventure builders club: [LINK] Some more about him in this thread that propelled him to fame on Reddit: [LINK] [0] [LINK] [1] [VIDEO]
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