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THE END NEARS: Flying Hexapod Hexacopter

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Hexapod robots: they're no good. Qaudrocopters: they're no good. Put them together and what do you get? 40-times the no good (robots breed exponentially -- think rabbits, but nothing you'd ever want to see a magician pull out of a hat). This is the Hexapod Quadrocopter (which is actually a hexacopter but apparently whoever made it can build robots but not count rotors). It can scuttle around like a six legged insect, plus fly. That's terrible news. As soon they can sting like wasps I am going to go BUCK WILD up in here. "Are you?" Maybe. "Admit it, GW -- admit you're powerless." Zero electricity brobro -- I'm blogging by candlelight. "That's a glow in the dark dildo." You sure? The guy at the sex store told me it was a flameless candle.

Hit the jump for a video of the I'm sorry, that just shouldn't exist.

Thanks to Matt L, who has a rolled up newspaper and a shoe just waiting for this thing to come at him. Cool, I'll stand behind you then.

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  • JamesHaswell

    No landing footage. Probably not very dexterous.

  • It looks like it's in constant pain... Put it down.
    End our misery..

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