Giant Freakin Robot

I don’t know anyone that doesn’t love Futurama. When Matt Groening gave us his new cartoon, it was a welcome divergence from the somewhat faltering Simpsons season, and it managed to be just as funny and impactful. Once or twice in the Simpsons lives, the yellow family has found their way into the real world. But what would happen if the alien characters in Futurama were alive and well on planet Earth?

Well, deviantArtist Ray Lin (known as artanis-one) has done his best to answer that question for us. He’s created some pretty awesome models that show off a very realistic looking cast of characters even if they aren’t painted. Scope them out after the jump.

As you can see, the level of detail here is outstanding. You could easily buy that Leela and Professor Farnsworth we sculpted from living models, and even Zoidberg and the Nibbler look like they could easily exist in the real world. It’s really great work.

Crossing over worlds is always interesting, like last year when the hyper-realistc 3D model appeared of what Buzz Lightyear would look like if he were a person. It’s this sort of creativity the keeps sci-fi fresh even when inspiration is taken from established properties, and we hope to see a lot more of this sort of thing in the future.