It's an amazing device, though. Hit mute and start watching at 55 seconds. You can stop the pain at around 3:45.
Theo Jansen vs. Segway
This video shows an amazing device, tragically marred by some irritating editing, and by what is truly one of the douchiest frat-rock soundtracks you'll discover on all of the youtubes.
Tags: art, firstperson, mpegs, robots, toys
Current Music: The Asteroids Galaxy Tour -- Around the Bend ♬
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Neat. I'd like to see how well it works on a grassy slope or gravel path.
If you look at the CGI version of the mechanism, you'll see that it's completely fixed-no play or control at all.
Still, I'd like to see this done with a car.
Man, you weren't kidding about that soundtrack.
It needs to be bigger ... and use steam ...
Oh, wait. I think we saw that in Wild Wild West ...
It is no longer available in your country [Germany]."
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Gah, stupid media conglomerates! They can all go die by water-boarding!
Huh, I thought these days Youtube reacted to that by just blanking out the audio and not the video (which in this case would be a service).
They need to finish it to look like it's made of sapient pearwood, then make it randomly aggressive.
I think you mean randomly non-aggressive.
Now just duplicate those legs about tenfold, stick an old wooden chest on top, and you have finally created The Luggage.