# English man gets bored, builds a robot out of a Mini-Cooper

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-man-gets-bored-builds-a-robot-out-of-a-mini-cooper/241281>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 21, 2004, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-man-gets-bored-builds-a-robot-out-of-a-mini-cooper/241281 "2004-04-21T20:40:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chastain86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-man-gets-bored-builds-a-robot-out-of-a-mini-cooper/241281/1 "2004-04-21T20:40:48Z")

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Found this whilst [Farking](http://www.fark.com). Thought I’d share with my SD friends. This is truly an amazing project he’s taken on.

[Well, I for one welcome our new transforming overlords.](http://www.r50rd.co.uk/research/internal/v2i/engin/)

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**Author:** ![AndrewL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@AndrewL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndrewL)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-man-gets-bored-builds-a-robot-out-of-a-mini-cooper/241281/2 "2004-04-21T21:08:14Z")

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It’s not real, the videos are all CGI. This appears to be a stealth advertising campaign for the new Mini.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-man-gets-bored-builds-a-robot-out-of-a-mini-cooper/241281/3 "2004-04-22T00:40:34Z")

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Agreed. The “car stopping test” made my jaw drop, though until I watched it again and realized it was faked.

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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-man-gets-bored-builds-a-robot-out-of-a-mini-cooper/241281/4 "2004-04-22T00:53:40Z")

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Robots can barely stand upright and walk, let alone stop a car.