Wall-E Robot Made With LEGO Mindstorms

An anonymous reader writes "Montreal-based maker Marc-André Bazergui has created a real-life Wall-E robot using a set of motors and a LEGO Mindstorms NXT kit. The 20cm tall Wall-E uses 5 RCX motors and 3 Levers to move and transform just like the animated character, and it took Bazergui over 250 hours to build. Even more impressive, is that Wall-E can be remotely controlled to move around, pick up objects and look up and down. Alternatively, he can be programmed to move on his own accord."

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[Anonymous Coward]

Coming in 5.. 4... 3...

But can he compact garbage?

[loftwyr]

Sure, he looks wall-e-ish but does he have a 5 tonne compactor in his midriff?

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[slinches]

More importantly, has he been programmed to teach us lessons about the benefits of hard work, taking care of our environment and how love can help save the human race from it's own destructive habits?

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[jellomizer]

I thought he taught us don't mess with robots when we live a Utopian life. Hey Fat Dumb and Happy isn't a bad life.

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[vux984]

"Fat and Dumb" yes... but what made you think they were "Happy". They never struck me as the slightest bit happy.

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[Anonymous Coward]

They were too "Dumb" to know what happy was. I think content would be a good word for it.

Fat, drunk and stupid (in another context)

[operator_error]

They took the bar! The whole fucking bar! -Bluto

Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son." [imdb.com] -Dean Wormer, Animal House.

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[aeortiz]

Don't forget the laser between the eyes too.

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[MobileTatsu-NJG]

He's able to play back music but not video. So... yes!

Next Step

[Palindr0me]

Johnny 5!

And they say that LEGO is a kid's toy.

[milbournosphere]

I grew up building LEGO (my mom still has my massive brick collection in a closet somewhere), and even though I'm in my mid-twenties, I am still awed by what people do with such a simple building block. One is never too old to play with LEGO.

Better than I could do.....

[adeft]

But I'm still more impressed with the lego Porsche with functioning dual clutch transmission. http://jalopnik.com/5819500/this-porsche-may-be-the-most-detailed-lego-car-ever [jalopnik.com]

Transform looks good, but...

[Arctech]

The action of tucking the treads underneath is impressive and a pretty sweet engineering. I just wish the headpiece was more than an afterthought, though. It looks very unfinished.

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[sloth jr]

I'm guessing it was probably weight considerations. The whole things looks pretty flimsy, even though it's really impressive the articulation the builder achieved.

Old Bob

[Christian Smith]

The way he shakes when he moves, he reminds me more of Old Bob from The Black Hole movie.