Modder Turns InterAction Wall-E Into Ultimate Wall-E
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Thursday, 23 of October , 2008 at 5:50 am
Nobody wants one of these Wall-E robot toys when they could have one of these Wall-E robot toys. Only problem is, the cool one costs $250, and the lame one is all of $40. What to do, what to do… Well, if you’re as talented as Trossen Robotics forum member DJ Sures, you simply stuff the cheap model with a bunch of extra servos and a new brain with 1,000 new lines of code. Couldn’t be simpler:
This is a lot of modification, and gives the cheapo Wall-E the ability to not only to tilt his head and wave his arms, but also cruise around and autonomously navigate, which are basically the big draws of the version that costs way more. And anyway, swapping out old and busted parts for new hotness parts is totally in the spirit of Wall-E, as is the message that fancier and more expensive is not necessarily better. It’s bringing a tear to my eye just thinking about it. The DVD releases on November 18…
[ DJ Sures ] VIA [ Trossen Robotics ]
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Comment by Ironman
Made Thursday, 23 of October , 2008 at 11:00 am
that’s one intense robot.
He’s got some crazy good music too.
Comment by Carlen
Made Saturday, 20 of December , 2008 at 8:27 pm
That’s kind of creepy, actually. I feel like he’s going to come and kill us all!
Comment by Jay
Made Sunday, 28 of March , 2010 at 2:09 pm
It’s cooler to build your own then shell out $250.
