Matt Denton, 45, from Winchester,&Acirc;&nbsp;takes the record for the largest rideable hexapod robot at 9ft1 (2.8m) tall, and 16ft1 (5m) wide.&Acirc;&nbsp;Matt's love of animatronics and engineering began at a very young age, when he received his very first LEGO technic kit and was cemented after a trip to the cinema to see Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back when he was eight years old.