Mondo Spider

De-Inventing The Wheel

This ridable mechanical walking machine was designed by a team of artists and engineers as an industrial metal beast destined to rock Burningman and the world of kinetic sculpture. Inspired by Vancouver Junkyard Wars, this giant hydraulic monster was hewn from steel with passion and precision. Call it robot... call it biomimicry... call it what you will...

We call it... The MONDO SPIDER.

It was originally shown at Burning Man 2006: Hope and Fear.

CODE Live

Mondo got into the Olympic Spirit as an art installation at CODE Live, the Cultural Olympiad’s Digital Edition. CODE featured 18 days and three venues of digital art and music from around the world, and helped to sponsor our Zero Emissions facelift.

Mondo Spider Zero Emission Unveiling

On January 16th, 2010, The Mondo Spider was reborn in front of a crowd of hundreds at the eatART Laboratory. True to its mandate of "Energy Awareness Through Art", the eatART crew has implemented an electric drive-train in the Spider, making it the WORLD'S FIRST WALKING ELECTRIC VEHICLE!

Gagetoff

A highly sought-after invitation to Gadgetoff in New York City was extended to eatART and Mondo in September of 2009. A team of XXX journeyed down South and way East to participate in the highly exclusive event, and dazzled a crowd of super-nerds with Mondo’s design and general awesomeness.

eatART Powers the VAG

On June 7th, 2009, eatART teamed up with Our Community Bikes (OCB) to present the first green-hybrid powered Energy Awareness Art Party. This event was powered with solar AND pedal power. eatART took over the Vancouver Art Gallery Lawn to instigate its most ambitious experiment in energy awareness to date! The Mondo Spider was in attendance and proved to be a crowd favorite as usual.

Mondo Spider on The Discovery Channel!

Mondo Spider was featured on The Discovery Channel on Tuesday, 29 January 2008, 4PM and 8PM PST!

http://broadband.discoverychannel.ca/?vid=28981

mon·do spi·der
(mŏn'dō' spī'dər)

-noun

1. arachnid of enormous proportions
2. a 1,700 lb, 8-legged monster of steel and destruction
3. the world's first walking electric vechicle