OT: Cool!! A real Transformer

trekgeezer · February 13, 2006, 10:12:03 AM

He's a little guy, but it sure looks cool.

Real Transformer

LH-C · February 13, 2006, 11:03:10 AM

Yep, that was pretty cool.

Mr_Vindictive · February 13, 2006, 11:07:40 AM

Trek,

Thanks for the post. That thing is absolutely amazing!!!! What surprised me the most was how smooth the bot's actions were. No jerkiness to it, just smooth movements. Amazing.

odinn7 · February 13, 2006, 12:02:13 PM

It was so smooth in fact, that it didn't even look real. It had some sort of thing about it that just made it look fake. Not saying that it is fake but rather that it moved so well that my brain had trouble accepting it.

Ed, Ego and Superego · February 13, 2006, 12:18:04 PM

WOW! I want a 20-foot one equipped with a flamethrower. Thats really neat.
-Ed

Mr_Vindictive · February 13, 2006, 12:25:24 PM

odinn7 Wrote:
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Not saying that it is fake but
> rather that it moved so well that my brain had
> trouble accepting it.
>

That was my reaction. I'm quite surprised they made a 'bot capable of such movement.

ThadC · February 13, 2006, 02:44:16 PM

Ed Wrote:
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> WOW! I want a 20-foot one equipped with a
> flamethrower. Thats really neat.
> -Ed

Me too!!!! Or atleast a railgun, or 2.

BeyondTheGrave · February 13, 2006, 11:15:15 PM

I wonder if this keeps up and robots get more advanced..........will I eventually fight Skynet

odinn7 · February 14, 2006, 09:13:09 AM

rich andrini Wrote:
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> I wonder if this keeps up and robots get more
> advanced..........will I eventually fight Skynet

I'll be right there with you Rich. I've been dreaming about fighting them for years...well, that or roaming the wasteland looking for gas.

raj · February 14, 2006, 09:34:23 AM

Just for the record, I for one welcome our new robot overlords.

Even the US military is getting into the act:
"WASHINGTON -The Defense Department is rapidly expanding its army of robot warriors on land, air and sea in an effort to reduce American deaths and injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan."

http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/13862793.htm

How long until robots start using humans to reduce robot deaths?

LH-C · February 14, 2006, 11:41:24 AM

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LMAO....I was thinking about the possibilies of a future a la 'Macross' (aka Robotech).

BTM · February 15, 2006, 04:48:27 PM

Whoa, that is awesome!!!