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INTEREST: Japanese Builders Stream Updates on 3.8-Meter Robot Mecha




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Mikeski



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PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2012 6:35 pm Reply with quote
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3.8-meter-tall (about 12-foot-tall) moving mecha [...] he robot will weigh about 4,500 kilograms (about 5 tons) [...] [with] options like a mop for home cleaning.

Either someone has a rather different definition of "home" than I do, or I need to kick my lifestyle up a notch.
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superdry



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PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2012 6:52 pm Reply with quote
Very cool. Reminds me of the Alaskan dude who built a mech 7 years ago or so. But, this seems to be much more advanced and with proper funding.
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GhostShell



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PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2012 11:02 pm Reply with quote
Hmmm. Wonder if it's street legal. Can you imagine if one of those things pulled/walked up behind you? Could this be the next evolutionary step of Robot Wars? Shocked Very cool!
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reanimator





PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2012 5:53 am Reply with quote
This is better than what Depart of Defense is spending on robo-mule and powered limbs.

Another fine example of sci-fi becoming reality.
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Yosuke Suzuki



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PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2012 7:43 am Reply with quote
and,,yeah,,only matter of time,,it will be use in a war,,
such as in Armored Core.
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Mesonoxian Eve



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PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2012 7:59 am Reply with quote
GhostShell wrote:
Can you imagine if one of those things pulled/walked up behind you?

Huh?

If I were driving one of these, those in front wouldn't see me pulling up behind them as they'd be screaming for their lives as I pick up their vehicle and toss it out of my way.
Twisted Evil

Judging from the video, this isn't going to happen for quite some time. It moves as though it were a senior citizen.

I'd have busted a gut if the thing whipped out a check book.
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