Mondo spider

It was designed and built in 2005 and 2006 by Leigh Christie, Jonathan Tippet, Charlie Brison, Alex Mossman, Dillard Brinson, Sam Meyer and Ryan Johnston.

Now affiliated with the Vancouver-based charity eatART foundation, the spider has been featured at events such as the Burning Man festival, Vancouver Art Gallery, New York's "Gagettoff" and numerous television appearances.

The first power source was a Honda V-twin engine and a system of hydraulic pumps and motors, which was upgraded in January 2010 as part of the Mondo Spider "0 Emissions" program.

[4] Initial seed funding from Dillard Brinson, the father of one of the team members.

The final leg of development was funded by Rob Cunningham which enabled the project to obtain space with Great Northern Way Campus.