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That hulking tankbot might look scary as hell if he were all alone, but somehow those falling leaves make the piece seem calm and serene. Bizarre, isn't it? German concept artist Lorenz Hideyoshi Ruwwe loves robots, gaming, and creating art. He's got everything from concept art, to finished digital designs to his own manga on his website, and he's currently working on a science fiction-themed short film called Dark Elephant by ILM animator David Weinstein. He's a fan of moody and cold scifi shots, and he's definitely managed to capture that in this piece.
A Lovely Autumn Walk in the Park with a Robotank
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11:40 AM on Tue Apr 1 2008
By Kevin Kelly
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Doesn't look too practicle. Maybe it uses AG fields to move around.
'Scuse me while I go put on some Gary Numan.
Looking at this makes me think I'm playing some online game, sneaking around almost at my objective stealing the other team's flag, wondering where all the people on the other team are, when I round the corner and see these mother frakkers waiting for me. That one guy won't even bother to turn around and acknowledge me, he'll just let his sentry tank annihilate me.
Not pictured -- the BOLO Mark XXXV approaching from the south.
How scary is it, really, if it can be defeated by a soft lawn?
Although he has worked at ILM in the past, David Weinstein currently works for Sony Picture Imageworks.
Ugh. It's getting so you can't go the park without, "Spare change? Spare change?" from these things. Bloody RoboHobos!
How much do you need?
BEEP BEEP, ABOUT TREE-FITTY
@Miranda Kali: The machines are playing kill by numbers?
@gybryant: Amen. Stabby feet FTL.
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