Industry Entertainment Fuel source Diesel Self-propelled yes | Weight 11,000 Kg Powered yes | |
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Dimensions 15.72 m x 12.33 m x 8.20 m | ||
Tradinno is a giant motorized fire-breathing stage dragon, featured in 2014 Guinness record as the world largest walking robot. It plays Dragon in the play Drachenstich in Furth im Wald theater Germany. The name Tradinno is a mix of Tradition and innovation.
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History
In 2001 it was decided to replace the old dragon in the play Drachenstich by a new dragon. In 2002 Zollner Elektronik AG built a concept design in a 1:4 scale. The model was then showcased in a number of events. In February 2007 Zollner Elektronik AG officially takes up the project. The dragon was delivered on 2 July 2010 and has been playing in the theater since 31 July 2010.
Description
The dragon is an 11 ton giant robot that is remote-operated. It is powered by a 2.0-liter turbo diesel engine with 140 Horse Power.It has wings of 12 m span, but it does not fly, and a giant tail. It has over a 1000 feet of hydraulic lines and over 4000 feet of electric wire. It employs about 250 sensors. It can carry 80 liters of stage blood in its veins and 11 liters of liquid gas that enable it to spit fire to over five feet. To ease transportation a transportor for Tradinno was also built.