When your job is to sit in an office all day, controlling a 15-ton robotic arm, things can get kind of boring. Thankfully, some ingenious operators decided to fool around with the arm at their disposal and managed to implement Wiimote controls. Judging by the YouTube video after the break, taking the thing for a spin with the Wiimote looks like it works quite well, as the gigantic yellow claw pretty much follows the movements of its operator exactly.
If we weren’t sure the giant claw cost more money than we could ever hope to see, we’d suggest playing the world’s largest crane game, or a bit of Let’s See How Far We Can Throw This Minivan.
[Via Make]
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