SPIDER, radio-controlled puppet, Nikolai Zykov Theatre, Russia

Created, designed, and built by Nikolai Zykov in 2000. Puppet form: radio-controlled puppet. Leg-span: 1 m 27 cm / 4 ft. Materials: styrofoam, foam rubber, metal wire, fiber plastic, fabric, 2 radio-controlled engines. First public presentation - October 28, 2000, Moscow State Academic Chamber Music Theatre, Russia. Spider probably is the first in the world completely radio-controlled puppet which performs separate puppet vignette in live stage puppet performance. After two years of experiments the natural moving of all the 8 legs is successfully realized.