The Age of Consumer-Available Giant Mechs Has Officially Begun

[K8LET]

http://www.toplessrobot.com/2012/07/the_age_of_consumer-available_giant_mechs_has_offi.php



A group called the Suidobashi Heavy Industry created the Kuratas, a human-controlled robot. Standing more than 12 feet tall and weighing 9,920 pounds, the ...Kuratas features a humanoid upper body and four insect-like legs with wheels. It's designed to seat one person in its "chest," which pivots above a waist and has one fully-articulated arm on either side.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29MD29ekoKI

[KG4CGC]

Just because you can make it, doesn't mean you should make it. Some stupid MF'er is going to get a hold of one, whether by hook or by crook and reap terror on some unsuspecting neighborhood. The one in the video looked like it was equipped with some rather nasty firepower.

[K8LET]

Just because you can make it, doesn't mean you should make it. Some stupid MF'er is going to get a hold of one, whether by hook or by crook and reap terror on some unsuspecting neighborhood. The one in the video looked like it was equipped with some rather nasty firepower.

Not really:

The Kuratas is armed with a multi-rocket launcher and two Gattling cannons. The former fires plastic rockets filled with compressed water, while the latter can shoot a terrifying 6,000 plastic BBs per minute when you smile.

Any really crazy MF'er will just mod a bulldozer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Heemeyer) rather than shell out the $1.2 million anyway.

[KG4CGC]

I was trying to say, a really crazy MF'er would just steal one.

[NQ6U]

The Kuratas is armed with a multi-rocket launcher and two Gattling cannons. The former fires plastic rockets filled with compressed water, while the latter can shoot a terrifying 6,000 plastic BBs per minute when you smile.

Compressed water? I was under the impression that you cannot compress a liquid.

[K7SGJ]

Just because you can make it, doesn't mean you should make it. Some stupid MF'er is going to get a hold of one, whether by hook or by crook and reap terror on some unsuspecting neighborhood. The one in the video looked like it was equipped with some rather nasty firepower.

There is also the possibility it will be used for something useful, something that will advance mankind in his quest to solve the mysteries of the universe.


Then again, I could be full of shit.

[NY3V]

...Some stupid MF'er is going to get a hold of one, whether by hook or by crook and reap terror on some unsuspecting neighborhood...

6643

Here is a neighborhood for it to start at:

[kb2vxa]

I was trying to say, a really crazy MF'er would just steal one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vESIVemfG8

Any really crazy MF'er will just mod a bulldozer rather than shell out the $1.2 million anyway.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOjrDfCDMtg

[W5GA]

Now all we need is the Fantastic Four to fight the fowking things.
I'm also quite sure there will be about 4 million of these things in next years defense appropriations.

[VE7DCW]

There is also the possibility it will be used for something useful, something that will advance mankind in his quest to solve the mysteries of the universe.


Then again, I could be full of shit.

Well .....when Skynet finally makes it's way into existance.....then we'll have time to worry who's going to be using them!!! :yes:

[NQ6U]

Well .....when Skynet finally makes it's way into existance.....then we'll have time to worry who's going to be using them!!! :yes:

It's okay, Ah-nuld will save us!

[KG4CGC]

Now all we need is the Fantastic Four to fight the fowking things.
I'm also quite sure there will be about 4 million of these things in next years defense appropriations.

Adapted with armor and tank treads?

[W5GA]

Adapted with armor and tank treads?
Probably only knobs.

[KG4CGC]

Sounds, knobby.

[kb2vxa]

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