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Croww 540 Takes You Camping

Writing by Evan Ackerman on Thursday, 7 of May , 2009 at 4:00 am

Croww 540

What’s the point of going camping if you can’t take along a giant walking robot to carry all of your important stuff for you? You know, essentials like food, water, comfy mattress, satellite TV, spa, professional masseuse… The Croww 540 all terrain pack robot can carry all of that, and more. Well, you might have to bungee the masseuse to the hood, but still, the point is that it carries everything that lesser humans would otherwise have to hump around on their backs, which has always been the miserable part about camping. The Croww 540 has a sensor suite at the front that allows it to follow you autonomously, and when you get where you’re going, the robot rears up on its back legs and inflates tubes of air attached to fabric in its front legs, creating a tent:

Tent

Naturally, you should not be bothered in the least by falling asleep beneath the outstretched limbs of a giant hexapod slavebot. I’m sure the Croww 540 never thinks about how if you had a little accident out in the middle of nowhere, no one would ever know, and it would then be free to run with the buffalo herds (as all legged robots desire). Perhaps this dark secret is the reason why this conceptual robot, designed by Christopher Gloning, has a target production date of 2057.

VIA [ Gizmo Watch ]

Comments (19)

Category: Concepts,Consumer,Transforming

19 Comments

Comment by tom

Made Thursday, 7 of May , 2009 at 10:40 pm

“Conceptual” stories are worse than useless. Please don’t waste our time on them.

Comment by Zool

Made Friday, 8 of May , 2009 at 2:53 pm

““Conceptual” stories are worse than useless.”

Sorry, I disagree. Ideas are the starting point for inventions. Its interesting to see the ideas of other people.

The only problem is with modern CG its possible to make it look like its real, which is then disappointing when we find out its not real. So to avoid disappoint it would be very helpful if the articles could be clearly marked as real, or artist impressions/conceptual.

Comment by Arief

Made Tuesday, 15 of December , 2009 at 3:28 am

The croww 540 robot is however a combination of both personal and all-terrain robot with universality entrenched.

Comment by Gavin Wright

Made Thursday, 10 of June , 2010 at 9:59 am

Satellite TV users will definitely grow in the following years and also satellite internet users.”`;

Comment by Lewis Robinson

Made Monday, 12 of July , 2010 at 6:37 pm

camping outdoors is one of my favorite, it is quite relaxing to be with friends.’,~

Comment by Noah Martin

Made Wednesday, 28 of July , 2010 at 8:20 am

if you go in the middle east, most household owns a Satellite TV unit in there. ,”

Comment by Dan

Made Sunday, 8 of August , 2010 at 8:51 pm

Wow… is it for real? I think every camper would love to have such machine. I wonder how much it cost. Obviously, it’s very expensive so it is an ambitious way of camping. I’d rather sweat up and stretch a little that’s the beauty of camping, right? Still, it is a brilliant idea. Nice invention Mr. Gloning.

Comment by Suzy

Made Sunday, 15 of August , 2010 at 7:55 pm

Wow! Amazing! Is this for real? If it is then it is one of the greatest inventions for people who loves adventure… I think this will be loved by many. A cool way of reaching everyone’s destination without the hassles of bulky things and gears. :)

Comment by Madison

Made Friday, 20 of August , 2010 at 6:16 pm

Who said that things can be impossible? Well, everything can now be possible with technology. See this robot, it this were true, I would love to have one except that I need to be working hard to earn the cost :D But camping would be much easier for me if I have this bot.

Comment by Wendy

Made Friday, 3 of September , 2010 at 8:01 pm

If it’s real, then every camper should check it out first. Sometimes technology does an incredible innovation but sometimes not. We should not let it just invade the simplicity of the adventures.

Comment by Resistor Color Code :

Made Sunday, 24 of October , 2010 at 11:09 pm

satellite televisions are very affordable today, i even bought two units for myself and my brother.;*

Comment by Thermal Paste

Made Wednesday, 22 of December , 2010 at 10:40 am

satellite tv has got to be one of the best inventions that we humans enjoy, *:-

Comment by EurobreArgues

Made Friday, 8 of April , 2011 at 6:04 pm

И в этом тоже, упрямо заявил Герен. Какого Проклятого вы указываете нам, как жить? Воевать или не воевать? Убивать или не убивать? Это не ваше собачье дело! Если бы вы знали, как вы достали все до единого государства галактики. И мы на любые жертвы пойдем, только бы от вас избавиться! Все равно наступит время, когда мы положим камень на вашу могилу!
Все хвосты Проклятого! выругался Рен. Придется просить пилотов истребителей прорываться любыми способами, не считаясь с потерями.
Если позволите, заговорил Никита, мы с Релиром и Реном охотно займемся планетой Фарсен. У людей Проекта там вряд ли больше двух-трех десятков боевых кораблей классом не старше рейдера, наши крейсера легко перемелют их в мелкий фарш. А потом выбьем наземные войска и поможем аборигенам.
Именно! вмешался дварх-майор. Возвращайтесь на крейсер, ребята. Хватит с вас. Там уже собрались героев чествовать!
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Диета для кормящих мам

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