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Gotta Watch This Robot Vid
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03-17-2008, 05:38 PM
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Gotta Watch This Robot Vid
This is pretty cool, but a bit eerie as well.
http://gizmodo.com/368651/new-video-...ing-its-spooky
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03-17-2008, 05:43 PM
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Re: Gotta Watch This Robot Vid
That thing is amazing, I thought it was fake at first, I'm still not 100% sure it's not CGI.
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03-17-2008, 05:48 PM
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Re: Gotta Watch This Robot Vid
Very cool! Do they make a quiet version that you can ride? It might be good for going hunting.
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03-17-2008, 05:58 PM
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03-17-2008, 06:13 PM
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Re: Gotta Watch This Robot Vid
It is very real. Saw a Documentary on TLC/History/Discovery about this thing. It was the "old version" and it performed much less well. They have come a loooong way in two years.
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03-17-2008, 06:26 PM
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03-17-2008, 06:33 PM
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Re: Gotta Watch This Robot Vid
WOW, that is incredible.
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03-17-2008, 07:20 PM
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Re: Gotta Watch This Robot Vid
I can see this thing in Robocop 15 when it comes out.
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03-17-2008, 07:56 PM
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Re: Gotta Watch This Robot Vid
Lets mount a gun on it and send it to Iraq, and send a few down to the patrol the border here while we are at it. Very cool.
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03-17-2008, 11:07 PM
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Re: Gotta Watch This Robot Vid
Absolutely amazing!
Terminator on the horizon! Joe |
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03-17-2008, 11:20 PM
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Re: Gotta Watch This Robot Vid
10 million for something you can hear coming for miles.
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03-18-2008, 12:57 AM
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Re: Gotta Watch This Robot Vid
If and when it does fall over, can it get itself back up?
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03-18-2008, 02:28 AM
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Re: Gotta Watch This Robot Vid
that thing is way cool, is that thing hydraulic, pnumatic??? whats powering it, chain saw engine? too cool
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03-18-2008, 11:14 AM
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Re: Gotta Watch This Robot Vid
It has to be pneumatic. If you notice, when it was run indoors, all you can hear is the pneumatics. Air is also way faster than hydraulics, & has a storage capacity between strokes. My guess is that the gas engine drives a compressor, but it's kinda odd the way it labors with every step. Maybe the air storage is rather small? I'd also guess that they have a variable hydraulic damper at each cylinder to control the speed, so as to give it some finesse.
As far as the noise MD is referring to, it's of no concern when doing development work. I'm sure it can be muffled out when needed, without killing too much power. It's probably a gas weedwhacker type Zenoah engine, or possibly a smaller model airplane nitro engine. Joe |
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03-18-2008, 08:34 PM
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03-20-2008, 01:15 AM
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MD, Was that your picture, or your twin brother's?  Why are electricians so fascinated with big words when normal words do the job? Trying to make up for something?  Joe |
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03-24-2008, 07:33 PM
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Re: Gotta Watch This Robot Vid
Back to top!
If you missed this video, you gotta see it! Joe |
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03-24-2008, 08:15 PM
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03-24-2008, 08:25 PM
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Re: Gotta Watch This Robot Vid
But can it hump your leg?
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03-24-2008, 08:51 PM
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Re: Gotta Watch This Robot Vid
I couldn't help but bust out laughing when that thing fell on the ice.
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