Massive Robot Elephant Cobbled Together with Reclaimed Materials

We’ve explored the joys of recycled robots before, but never any quite as elephantine as, well… this giant elephant. Built in France as part of the Machines of the Isle of Nantes, an art and culture show full of dream and fantasy, the 12 meter high x 8 meter wide mechanical elephant was cobbled together using 45 tons of reclaimed wood and steel. Talk about a memorable green ride… get it? Because elephants have good memories… nevermind, just read on for more details about this amazing robotic beast.

rakimou says:

July 26, 2010 at 3:59 pm

It is water coming out from his trunk . Seen him many many times since I used to live in Nantes.
Silma Thoron says:

August 29, 2010 at 4:44 pm

I know it ! It was built in France, in Nantes. As I live 70 km away from this city I’ve seen it a few times. It’s a whole big steampunk project : Les machines de l’ïle [http://www.lesmachines-nantes.fr/] . They manage 3 or 4 projects like this elephant, or creating an enormous carousel, with many wood and iron creatures inspired from sea. Take a look, it’s really interesting !
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