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[Jamjor]

One of the first steps towards real life mechs.... very interesting, especially how it can recover.

Not sure if this should be in off-topic or not..

http://www.liveleak....=70a_1423536757

[MauttyKoray]

Mmmm...yeaaaahhhh.... These guys think they can do better, and more of actual Mechs and less robots.

http://www.deadbeats...ike-mechs-life/

The Kickstarter failed, but apparently they thought they could build Mechs viable for a sports league... (It was asking for 1.8mil) The last update on the Kickstarter page was Dec and they're still doing thinks to try to get this started, the website still exists too apparently, so I guess they aren't giving up.

Edited by MauttyKoray, 10 February 2015 - 12:05 AM.

[Egomane]

Jamjor, on 09 February 2015 - 11:55 PM, said:

Not sure if this should be in off-topic or not..

That's simple!
Ask yourself the question: Is it about MWO?
If the answer is "No!", it goes into off-topic.

Just because something is mech related it is not about MWO.

[Axeface]

Jamjor, on 09 February 2015 - 11:55 PM, said:

One of the first steps towards real life mechs.... very interesting, especially how it can recover.

Not sure if this should be in off-topic or not..

http://www.liveleak....=70a_1423536757

That is incredible and very scary. I knew they were trying to get things moving and not falling over, but I didn't know they had come that far. I saw a video a while back with something that looked like one of those but it was suspended while running. Kick it and it doesnt fall over?

Edited by Axeface, 10 February 2015 - 07:07 AM.

[InRev]

I seriously expected it to turn around and bite the guys who kicked it.

Freaky

[zagibu]

I still have to laugh everytime I see it slip on ice:

Note, that was 5 years ago.

[Paigan]

Real life mechs would make no sense.
Infantry sized maybe, but not XX ton sized ones.
Something with tracks or hovering/flying with the same technology will be superior every time.

Look at the huge mass of the legs and all the joints that can be damaged.
It may be a suitable design in nature's evolutionary minimalism, but when you have things like maintance bays, energy sources, etc., you build something optimized for the job, not something minimalistically robust.

I learned that decades ago after the initial childish "OMG mechanized walkers would be so cool" euphoria.

Edited by Paigan, 10 February 2015 - 09:53 AM.

[0bsidion]

Paigan, on 10 February 2015 - 09:52 AM, said:

Real life mechs would make no sense.
Infantry sized maybe, but not XX ton sized ones.
Something with tracks or hovering/flying with the same technology will be superior every time.

Look at the huge mass of the legs and all the joints that can be damaged.
It may be a suitable design in nature's evolutionary minimalism, but when you have things like maintance bays, energy sources, etc., you build something optimized for the job, not something minimalistically robust.

I learned that decades ago after the initial childish "OMG mechanized walkers would be so cool" euphoria.

So you don't see any advantage in, say, stepping over tank traps, ravines, or obstacles that would otherwise be impassable to tracked vehicles? Nah, no benefit there And of course vehicles don't have things like joints that can be damaged, or tracks that can be blown off, rotors that can be damaged, or tires that can go flat. Oh wait, they have all those things. The truth is there are all sorts of advantages to mechs and we will probably see them soon, because several companies are working towards making them a reality.

[Axeface]

I can definately see them having a place alongside current machines, and there are still tanks and hovertanks and jets in battletech eh.

Edited by Axeface, 10 February 2015 - 10:53 AM.

[Brody319]

Axeface, on 10 February 2015 - 10:53 AM, said:

I can definately see them having a place alongside current machines, and there are still tanks and hovertanks and jets in battletech eh.

there is no practical need for a mech when a tank can do the same job for less effort and be more reliable.

single land mine could completely destroy a mech's legs and make it topple over.

[Lil Cthulhu]

http://suidobashijuko.jp/

You can fire the gatling gun by smiling. I want it.

[Marvyn Dodgers]

Moving to off topic

[kosmos1214]

mecha please

[StompingOnTanks]

I think the closest thing we'll see in our lives will be power armor and unmanned bipedals less than 10 feet tall.

But those are still pretty damn cool...

[H3llokuromi]

http://roboticsblog....bot-japan-2.jpg ????

[9erRed]

Greetings all,

As with all constructs of legged machines, it's about their purpose.

- With the LS3 design it's function is to provide a means to 'off-load' the equipment that our current solders are required to carry.
- With the 'Spot' design it's not been made clear what it's function will be. But it is designed for inside and exterior environments.
(indicating a possible sensor or scout task could be one role.)

These are all 'tools' for whatever operators need to accomplish, and not the only or single function of there use. If we can use these to speed up a task, go where it's too dangerous for a human, or provide search and rescue tasks all the better.
- I could actually see 'Spot' being used as a mobile sentry element, or deployed to search and track for lost individuals.
- As we advance in intelligence of these machines, especially Spot, could you see it used to 'escort' our children to school and back?

I'm still happy with the speed and development of these machines, even if it's DARPA funding them. The amount of tech and advances we gained through NASA is never really thought about by the average person. It's become common place so much. Lets hope that similar advances are also just as 'advancing' with DARPA, Honda, and MIT. Designs to aid us and advance science.

9erRed

Edited by 9erRed, 19 February 2015 - 12:56 AM.