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Spider Robot Chair Like Star Wars
Take a look at this robotic spider chair demonstrated in the Robo Japan 2008 conference this week.
(Spider robot carries man at Robo Japan)
I don't have very much information about this robot spider chair, but I wonder if the designers had seen the spider-like robotic chair from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
(Spider robot chair from Star Wars)
Take a look at a short video report from Robo Japan 2008, which includes the robot spider chair. From Robo Japan 2008.
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