by Toshiro Narumi » Thu Oct 01, 2015 8:24 pm
Tosh placed his prototype creation on the lawn. It was about a half of a foot long and shaped vaguely like a boxy flashlight.
He spoke into his tablet as he recorded video.
"My name is Toshiro Narumi and this is Project Sebastian... Note to self: I really need a better name... "
Project Clawgar the Terrible.
A better name.
"... Anyway, yadda yadda work on narration skills yadda. Prototype Version Alpha, Outdoor Mobility Test One. Commencing in 10... 9..."
He kept counting as he trained the tablet's camera on the device and loaded his custom control app. At zero, he activated the robot. Six mechanical legs spread out along its length and it rose to its feet. It first looked around, calibrating its sensors and getting a sense of its surroundings.
It began moving and promptly ran headlong into a tree, where it continued to ineffectually push against the trunk with high hopes.
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