Carlos Owens wanted a elephantine metal golem that would mime his movements while he sat inside it . And since no one was about to construct him one , he build it himself .
This 18 - understructure - tall , one - ton paradigm is his second stab at the task , the first being made of Sir Henry Joseph Wood . This version was started in 2004 , and it ’s made of blade with a system of cable system and fluid mechanics deep down to make it work .
Currently , it can raise its arms , bend its knees and apparently do situps , but it ’s not quite where he wants it to be . He ’s working on two more prototypes to make it lighter and more manoeuvrable . And while he woolgather of it having military applications at some point in time , he ’s focusing on a goal much more up our ally in the close future : mecha - vs - mecha battles . Sign us up ! [ PopSci ]
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