Apr 20 2009Japanese Man Builds Giant Robotic Beetle
Why? I don't know why. Why do people build any kind of robot? Exactly, because they're stupid idiots.
Designed and built by an Ibaraki man in his garage over the course of eleven years, the "Kabutom MX-03″ looks like a prop from a Power Rangers spin-off but is an actual working vehicle.
Shaped like a kabuto-mushi (rhinocerous beetle, a favorite design of Japanese toymakers and, uh, candymakers), it can be remote controlled or piloted from the cockpit (visible on the left side), and is capable of carrying passengers inside its shell.
First of all, eleven years? Some poor bastard pissed away more than a decade building what I'm going to destroy in an alcohol-fueled afternoon? That's almost enough to bring a tear to my eye. Almost, but not really because 1. we don't grieve for robot sympathizers and 2. I don't cry anyways (aliens stole my tear ducts). Also, who the hell is gonna crawl into a giant robotic beetle's shell? That's like asking someone to jump into a volcano, but far less like a giant hot tub.
Also, I apologize to anyone who watched the whole video. I meant to tell you to just skip around earlier.
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Giant Japanese beetle robot [japanprobe]
Thanks to Ross, Shelley, NuffSaid, bum master and Matt, all of whom would crush that thing like a bug. You know, if they were 50-feet tall. But they're not, so we're going with napalm.
Reader Comments
1. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Police - April 20, 2009 4:40 PM
FIRST
2. beetle or beatle? - April 20, 2009 4:42 PM
I'm confused... which one is right?
3. catch22 - April 20, 2009 4:45 PM
better than last weeks' ant bot that could barely walk
4. SiGee - April 20, 2009 4:49 PM
W T F
That thing looks like what crawls out from between Paris Hilton's legs.
5. gizmoduck - April 20, 2009 5:06 PM
i love it
6. Dino Pope - April 20, 2009 5:07 PM
@2 beetle=bug. Beatles= band.
7. Watch - April 20, 2009 5:09 PM
AWESOME!!!!!!
8. DanDan - April 20, 2009 5:13 PM
well we all know he is surviving the zombie apocalypse
9. SiGee - April 20, 2009 5:17 PM
@2
Use this next time.
http://dictionary.reference.com/
10. Scooby - April 20, 2009 5:23 PM
Just say "man builds gigantic robotic beetle.' We'll do the Japanese math.
11. Adam - April 20, 2009 5:26 PM
See also, France's Giant Robot Spiders
http://xaotikdesigns.com/2009/04/speaking-of-france/
The Robopocalypse is upon us!
12. tbizzle(thomas fancy hahahaha) - April 20, 2009 5:28 PM
Here is an even bigger beetle that has necessary legs and doesnt move by wheels like this lame one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfyzajqVcjw
13. SiGee - April 20, 2009 5:42 PM
@11
F.uckin amazing!
@12
That vid sucked, thank you
14. Ollie Williams - April 20, 2009 5:51 PM
So.. now not only has our "tech" department at our company blocked all things good on the internet, they blocked all the servers that streams on Youtube. Oh fun day that I can't watch any god damn videos.
15. Tyler - April 20, 2009 6:06 PM
Not power rangers.
Beetleborgs.
Come on, get it right
16. Atreids - April 20, 2009 6:17 PM
Holy shit it's a Japanese Tom Clancy!
17. Spikey DaPikey - April 20, 2009 6:22 PM
BURN IT !
BURN IT ALL !!
ps, use thermite ;)
18. MacMaster - April 20, 2009 6:30 PM
Here's what I learnt: "Na Di Co Ra!" is funny as hell in Japanese. I'll try it next time I'm trying to impress a Japanese chick on the bus.
19. turtle that likes shoes - April 20, 2009 8:07 PM
@13 WHELL ARNT YOU THE LITTLE critic
20. nadalo日本にいます。(also in Japan) - April 20, 2009 9:43 PM
I HAIL YOU ROBOT MASTERS m(_ _)m
it was quite impressive from the first version until the evolution of the third, i want to see the 4th!!
@18 hehe i dont think that will impress her,..NANIKORYA! hehe is like what tha hell is this...but if it works let me know
ps dinosaurs suck...hail the robots
21. Jason Y - April 20, 2009 9:56 PM
WHY THE HELL!!!! IS IT THAT THE GEEKOLOGIE HAS NO IDEA OF THE AMAZING ROBOT SPIDER?!!!!
WHAT THE FCKKKKK????
HE SHOWS THIS CRAP AND THE SPIDER ROBOT IS NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY HIM!
im not trying to be mean to the Geekologie writer, is just that SPIDER robot is both AMAZING and SUPPER SCARY looking IS JUST WOW!!!!!!! i am speechless!!!
i still love this website, there is no other like geeekologie.com
PLEASE SHOW THE ROBOT SPIDER
http://xaotikdesigns.com/2009/04/speaking-of-france/
22. ace - April 20, 2009 10:40 PM
What?! It doesnt shoot rockets or lasers? useless!
23. rebelknightz - April 21, 2009 1:00 AM
Okay then, this guy is finally done with his big project and I bet he's so proud of himself that he goes to talk to his wife for the first time in 11 years and finds out that she's sleeping with a fisherman in Tokyo... sad but true sir, and that's what happens when you go for the pointless long-time goals instead of instant gratification, like booty-calls and Legend of Zelda!
24. pistol pete - April 21, 2009 4:05 AM
It's the bloody thundercats!
25. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - April 21, 2009 7:25 AM
21- I can't watch the vid, but I'm thinking you're referring to this
http://www.geekologie.com/2008/09/post_49.php
If so - STFU GW covered it. If not, send in a damned tip and quit bitching in the comments section.
RE: Actual post, once again, I can't watch vids at work...
26. Thrasher - April 21, 2009 10:23 AM
It isn't even a robot. It's an elaborate float...
27. Stan Winsone - April 21, 2009 10:26 AM
Insecticons! Fight for the ENERGON ENERGON!
28. Darth - April 21, 2009 10:38 AM
It looks pretty amazing only a beetle doesn't have wheels ofcourse.
29. Gando - April 21, 2009 10:40 AM
Without the wheels and a bit more speed it would be awesome! Kudos though because of the amount of work done.
30. Cheetos81 - April 21, 2009 12:22 PM
@26 ..Bingo!
This guy is a true idiot..want proof..check out his smile at 8:06
31. jason y - April 21, 2009 4:27 PM
TO 25-
Well i am SO sorry that i didnt know the GK writer already had covered the spider, you are so right!!! Fck me right? i ma truly sorry i hurt your feelings when i talked bad about the geekologie writer,
ANYWHO... THIS still SUCKS is like a car with a costume, IT might as welll be the DOG CAR from DUMB AND DUMBER
32. Ocelot - April 21, 2009 6:27 PM
Kabutom Ragio Controrea? Sounds like a gi disorder!
33. adam - April 21, 2009 7:16 PM
@25. Same spider, but different city. The vid shows it up and moving instead of just on the side of the building. Also, didn't see that it was already covered
34. wow power leveling - April 21, 2009 9:37 PM
what can i do for you
35. beetle - April 22, 2009 1:15 AM
it looks like a Zoid
36. mysterious samurai - April 22, 2009 8:13 PM
With Sword in hand,i'll fight these robots and protect the world
37. memba - April 26, 2009 7:26 PM
that thing is too cool! I couldn't even make that out of leggo
38. Jay - June 16, 2009 12:34 PM
FIRST!!!