Clearly 007 had to be watching in the background

Designed by a team at Cranfield University in Bedfordshire this ultimate boy toy can climb a 407mm vertical wall, go down a 40 per cent side slope and operate in up to 610mm of water. You can use it to drive over obstacles, cross rivers and do all the things you wouldn’t want to do while in the car yourself. (Video)

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 Crazy cool stuff!

Thanks to the efforts of Dr. James Brighton who has transformed the Hummer H3 into a remote controlled vehicle. Using a real Hummer instead of a downscaled version took about a month to make the transformation. As Dr. James says “The results are clear – everyone who has taken their turn at the controls have been amazed by the handling ability – the best of any radio controlled vehicle to date.

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