Crusoe the Painter 69 Report post Posted April 6, 2005 Show those 3rd graders what-for! http://www.sakakibara-kikai.co.jp/products/other/LW.htm Apparently a producer of farm machinery in japan has produced a piloted 'armed' bipedal walker. I checked the date, it wasn't released on April 1st. Can anyone here read Japanese? :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erion 4 Report post Posted April 6, 2005 Until It can run 75 mph across broken ground while maintaining an appreciable shots-on-target ratio, it's not a CAV. Which does nothing to reduce the cool-factor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SaintRigger 130 Report post Posted April 6, 2005 And not get knocked over by a fat kid who isn't paying attention where he is going. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reaperbryan 21 Report post Posted April 6, 2005 My Computer translated the Japanese as (The computer) with the control of support, movement of the robotitself front and back left and right, was made the foot operation by four pedals. With that, as for operation of the gun which is attached to computer left and right even when moving with the both hands operational. Just this even with big robot simply operational! Now presently, the development machine is only the computer, but while being close, robot opposition (the game), in actual ones...! ? The data total height 3m 40cm gross weight 1000kgw embarkation staff 1 name power engine (250cc) handling 2 type of the ? foot two foot walking travel speed speed per hour 1.5km/h on-board equipment air gun which is done (the cushion ball) right side Balkan type (6 departure) the left side shot cancer/gun type (6 departure) the cockpit monitor (change expression) under under and after before the computer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SaintRigger 130 Report post Posted April 6, 2005 Cancer guns!?!?! Did you guys watch the video.. it doesn't actually walk, but kinda rolls around, and just seems really unstable. Wonder if it's for a game of some sort :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FreeFall 7 Report post Posted April 6, 2005 Too much Saki! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrome 1752 Report post Posted April 7, 2005 Good lord, by the time that thing walked to the front lines, the war would be over! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spartan6 21 Report post Posted April 7, 2005 Okay, so it's not exactly a Zentraedi Battle Pod. It doesn't really walk and the guns are kind of a disapointment. However... I have nothing half that cool at my house! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremy 1 Report post Posted April 7, 2005 LOL Yeah its the worlds first Skating CAV! I cant wait to see whats next! LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spartan6 21 Report post Posted April 7, 2005 Now if we can get the builder of this and the builder of the pod that actually does walk that we were looking at a couple weeks ago, nifty things could happen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storminator 60 Report post Posted April 7, 2005 In any case, that translation is hilarious. My favorite line: "...the cockpit monitor (change expression) under under and after before the computer" PS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrome 1752 Report post Posted April 9, 2005 I have nothing half that cool at my house! If you come up for NukeCon next fall, you'll have to come by my house and I'll show you my grill. I'll take something that cooks meat over a skating egg anyday! Plus it'd probably be handier in a war. While that things rolling to the battlefield, I could pull up w/my grill and distract the bad guys with some T-Bones! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erion 4 Report post Posted April 9, 2005 Or improvise a propane bomb. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vejlin 2546 Report post Posted April 9, 2005 Or simply cook food on it and not starve. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earthwalker 0 Report post Posted April 10, 2005 I would have been more impressed with a Paintball Gun or an Airsoft MG. They might be someplace where their Govt has them Restricted though. Nothing worse than having to re-create a Potato Gun just to have your CAV look Decent........ ED209 it is not, but hey, start somewhere!!!!! Now they just need to get it walking, not shuffling....... Tim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites