Giant Mech Invades Calgary for Beakerhead Festival

We were delighted to bring Prosthesis to the re-boot of the iconic Beakerhead festival in Calgary, Alberta! We spent three glorious days trampling castles and climbing over obstacles as hundreds of excited kids of all ages looked on and cheered. We even got to train the mayor, Jyoti Gondek, who climbed in without hesitation. She learned quickly that falling over is half the fun of becoming a mech pilot and then rose triumphantly to earn her stripes and strike a pose for the cameras.
Beakerhead is one of our favorite festivals. It's a unique mashup of art and science that playfully inspires people to think outside the box. This was their first IRL event since the pandemic and they will be celebrating their 10 anniversary next September, so keep an eye out for a truly spectacular event next year!
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Video produced by Matt Pidutti

[@Zekiraeth]

I'm always excited to see more from this mech, even if it's only a few minutes.

[@Pyriphlegeton]

Awesome stuff! I think you could try a version of prosthesis where you cover it in plates to get the more traditional solid mech look (even if it's just plastic to keep it light). I think that has a lot of potential to go viral. Just take a look at popular media and what the mechs look like and cater to that audience a bit. Might really boost your PR. :)

[@exosapientech]

100% We are thinking aluminum, like the shin guards. Durable, light, inexpensive, quick to create, repairable.

[@Mandalorian_Man]

Nice!

[@simon5538]

I plan on making my own Mech suit just as big. It'll take a few years by myself but I got this!!

[@exosapientech]

You go! That's what I said, 16 years ago. Don't give up! - Jonathan

[@simon5538]

@@exosapientech Thanks a lot! I know by that time, there is likely people (with plenty of money and knowledge) that will have caught on to that business and advanced a lot faster than I but there's no way I'm not going to give it my all to make it work! 😁 Perhaps I'll get to race against Exosapien Technologies too! 😅 Much love to you all! You are doing great work and inspiring so many people to push and make their dreams come true. ❤❤❤

[@sukhi5452]

That's so fricking cool.

[@MarkGalperin]

Super.

[@F3AR151]

I can imagine them racing another

[@CurtisPerrin88]

That was a great trip

[@gregi787]

Ah nice! Wish i was there. more publicity for the mammoth mech lol. might be impractical to some but the fact that you guys got something like this is beyond awesome.

[@archi2nd]

Woot

[@lordfrostdraken]

Yes, the future is now old man.

[@maevehollyn3826]

𝕡𝐫ｏ𝕄ｏ𝔰𝓶 ☀️

[@loleklolkowski8567]

not a fan of the safety aspect of it. I feel that the people should have been at least one width of the machine away from you when u were climbing on the wood. It seemed to be close to tipping point at times. otherwise pretty cool

[@nou5877]

Damn, that's epic