The GIANT workshop
By Sam Buxton and Roger Ibars
ECAL (Switzerland) May 2005
From Monday the 9th to Friday the 13th

As we began to gently lift… all of the careful planning went out of the window! And the within 30 seconds it was standing! They had done it! The GIANT was standing and gently swaying in the breeze. It looked beautiful and huge against the blue sky with the tiny humans watching on.
The arms moved, fingers gestured, the GIANT stood majestically, then the mood began to change as the GIANT’s fate became clear. It was Friday the 13th and after a whole week of working democracy voted… the GIANT should be brought down to earth with a BANG! The rope attendants began to make the GIANT dance and as the dance became more violent it began to sway and creak, then one arm flew off.. A few seconds more and one final huge sway and the GIANT came crashing down as dramatically as it had risen. Life and death within the hour, creation-destruction-regeneration.
The mood was that of elation and that something very memorable had just been created. (Text by Sam Buxton)

The giant was 8.12 meter high.
the Online betting results said "yes, we can make it"
The giant bet made around 100 Euros profit.
See video "Giant rise" (4MB)
See video "Giant fall" (9MB)Reblog from Social Robots