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Off-Topic => Real Robotics => Real Robotics Discussion => Topic started by: SKBT on June 04, 2012, 09:40:23 PM

Title: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: SKBT on June 04, 2012, 09:40:23 PM: Anyone read about Orville the Cat-O-Copter (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2154283/Cats-away-Artist-turns-dead-pet-flying-helicopter-killed-car.html)?

(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/04/article-2154283-136ED7F3000005DC-412_634x412.jpg)

It's not quite a robot but I think it fits here...
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: GoldenFox93 on June 04, 2012, 09:54:25 PM: Yes, I've seen that, unfortunately. I know this is probably a bit of a biased viewpoint due to me having pet cats, but I think that it's repulsive. I'll bet that that cat was a loving and faithful companion in real life, and I think that it's horrible to have that done to it in return, being desecrated like that after death.

I don't consider it to be either a robot or a piece of art- just an open display of a rather sick person with no respect for animals.
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: Resetti's Replicas on June 04, 2012, 10:07:32 PM: I'll take solace in knowing that he'll probably be haunted for the rest of his life. Maybe he'll get gastroenteritis from handling the corpse.

Ziggo is really the limit to how much you can highlight a pet's death befre it becomes creepy
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: Natef on June 04, 2012, 10:19:12 PM: Ziggo?
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: HurricaneAndrew on June 04, 2012, 10:20:13 PM: Taxidermy sure is getting popular these days.

Edit:
It actually is taxidermy? Damnit...

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Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: GoldenFox93 on June 04, 2012, 10:27:39 PM: Quote from: Natef on June 04, 2012, 10:19:12 PM
Ziggo?
I think so- apparently the cat painted on its lid was based on the builder's pet.
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: Resetti's Replicas on June 04, 2012, 10:37:02 PM: Quote from: Natef on June 04, 2012, 10:19:12 PM
Ziggo?

Yeah, it was named after the builder's erewhile deceased cat Ziggy. When they did one of those long drawn-out introductions for Ziggo, they had a photo of John and his family holding a candlelight vigil for Ziggy. At least the rbot didn't make cat noises, and at least it wasn't this team that built Mecha Mouser Catbot.
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: HurricaneAndrew on June 04, 2012, 10:37:21 PM: Quote from: GoldenFox93 on June 04, 2012, 10:27:39 PM
Quote from: Natef on June 04, 2012, 10:19:12 PM
Ziggo?
I think so- apparently the cat painted on its lid was based on the builder's pet.

Kind of... Ziggo's builder named the bot for his living, paraplegic cat that he made an "electric wheelchair" for. The cat was essentially a cyborg.

Edit: Sonny jogged my memory... The cat was deceased when Battlebots was on TV, but the cat's name was actually Ziggy, I believe.
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: Resetti's Replicas on June 04, 2012, 10:39:02 PM: That was different, the parapalegic cat was Biohazard's, the Ziggo guy's cat died before robot combat was a thing.
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: HurricaneAndrew on June 04, 2012, 10:41:08 PM: Quote from: Sonny_Resetti on June 04, 2012, 10:39:02 PM
That was different, the parapalegic cat was Biohazard's, the Ziggo guy's cat died before robot combat was a thing.

That may be correct too... It's been too many years for me to keep it all straight. I do remember that the cat's name was Ziggy.
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: Resetti's Replicas on June 04, 2012, 10:48:45 PM: Here's Biohazard's cat thing BTdubs. According to Gearheads it's a half-truth; the vehicle is fully functional but the cat doesn't actually control it. Consequentially it isn't much use when no one's around.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5A-ugAYbGRo#! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5A-ugAYbGRo#!)
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: HurricaneAndrew on June 04, 2012, 10:55:41 PM: Quote from: Sonny_Resetti on June 04, 2012, 10:48:45 PM
Here's Biohazard's cat thing BTdubs. According to Gearheads it's a half-truth; the vehicle is fully functional but the cat doesn't actually control it. Consequentially it isn't much use when no one's around.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5A-ugAYbGRo#! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5A-ugAYbGRo#!)

I just lol'ed at the idea of the cat meowing all day long waiting for someday to get home to control his movement toward the litter box.
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: Enigm@ on June 04, 2012, 11:06:24 PM: Quote from: GoldenFox93 on June 04, 2012, 09:54:25 PM
Yes, I've seen that, unfortunately. I know this is probably a bit of a biased viewpoint due to me having pet cats, but I think that it's repulsive. I'll bet that that cat was a loving and faithful companion in real life, and I think that it's horrible to have that done to it in return, being desecrated like that after death.

I don't consider it to be either a robot or a piece of art- just an open display of a rather sick person with no respect for animals.
The taxidermy was done with the owners consent. No need to go on an animal rights tangent.
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: Gropaga on June 05, 2012, 02:52:16 AM: I know that Ziggo guy built Ziggy and entered in Robot wars 1995 or something like that.
Then Ziggo guy built Ziggo, a mix of "Blendo" and "Ziggy"
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: GoldenFox93 on June 05, 2012, 07:56:15 AM: Quote from: Enigma on June 04, 2012, 11:06:24 PM
Quote from: GoldenFox93 on June 04, 2012, 09:54:25 PM
Yes, I've seen that, unfortunately. I know this is probably a bit of a biased viewpoint due to me having pet cats, but I think that it's repulsive. I'll bet that that cat was a loving and faithful companion in real life, and I think that it's horrible to have that done to it in return, being desecrated like that after death.

I don't consider it to be either a robot or a piece of art- just an open display of a rather sick person with no respect for animals.
The taxidermy was done with the owners consent. No need to go on an animal rights tangent.
Closer to animal welfare, actually- animal rights is for those PETA nutjobs.
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: SKBT on June 05, 2012, 11:22:23 AM: Combine with Tacocopter (http://tacocopter.com/) because who doesn't want their tacos delivered by a flying cat...
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: Resetti's Replicas on June 06, 2012, 12:14:02 AM: Alive cat being the operative word
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: Badnik96 on June 06, 2012, 04:36:55 PM: looool but I don't really think it's 100% right to convert a cat into a helicopter. However, if the owner wants it, then...
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: Resetti's Replicas on June 06, 2012, 11:28:48 PM: Perhaps, but dead bodies creep me right the **** out. I'm fine with using dead animals for meat and taxidermy, but I think you'd have to be really tough or really sick to not be creeped out by that constant reminder of death.
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: haz on June 07, 2012, 03:47:32 AM: i want one! the only thing that worries me would be my inability to fly it.
i think its probably because i have alot of dead animal parts around my house, my mother's side of the family are obsessed with them, so i am not that bothered, i think its rather sweet.
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: Naryar on June 09, 2012, 01:05:41 AM: If it would be a living cat I would protest to needless animal cruelty. It's a dead one. Nobody should care.

Also, the image is funny.
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: Resetti's Replicas on June 09, 2012, 01:07:36 AM: It's creepy and I feel validated by judging people.
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: Natef on June 09, 2012, 09:54:07 AM: As creepy as it may be, he did not kill the cat in order to do this.
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: Naryar on June 10, 2012, 04:40:58 AM: ^^yup.

Also, "artist" should most definitely mount industrial strength lasers in his eyes and use him to hunt birds.
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: Jonzu95 on June 10, 2012, 08:48:46 AM: (https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/80765133451363439101.png)
why
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: haz on June 10, 2012, 10:51:23 AM: why not, what else are you suposed to do with a dead cat?
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: Conraaa on June 10, 2012, 10:53:38 AM: Eat it? :D
Seriously though, if he killed the cat for it I would be all against it. But he didn't so i'm fine with it.
I agree with Naryar on the laser thing. Scare the crap out of the pigeons.
Title: Re: Orville the Cat-O-Copter
Post by: HurricaneAndrew on June 11, 2012, 09:41:32 PM: Quote from: Conraaa on June 10, 2012, 10:53:38 AM
Eat it? :D

Pretty much.

Seriously, though... I love cats, but I can't eat a whole one by myself...