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Robo Supply Units Can Harm Or Heal

zenpoet — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:59:05 PST

@92BuickLeSabre: Yes! That is exactly what I was thinking of.

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phoenix — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:06:08 PST

they're adorable! They do remind me a little of Tachikomas. :D

That being said, I think I'd freak if the pizza guy showed up in one of these. Either that or it'd be a sad signal of how rough my neighborhood is.

phoenix

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World's Greatest Dad — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:13:38 PST

i dunno: them turtle shells look like pretty big targets to me. not really very battle-field ready. the balance issue makes them less mobile, and all of the "money" is sticking out on the back there. all you'd have to do is hit 'em in the back-- not even take them out. medical robots should be low to the ground (wounded are most likely prone), small, not have a big red bulls-eye/crosshairs painted on their valuable cargo, etc.

World's Greatest Dad

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strider_mt2k — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:30:32 PST

Huey, Dewey, and Louie.
Cool movie.

"...Take care of the forest"

strider_mt2k

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NeoPoliticus — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:12:36 PST

Lego goes to war?

NeoPoliticus

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simian_sam — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:00:00 PST

I would like one with a beer attachment. Or whiskey. Or maybe both, like the medical robot's blue and yellow fluids.

simian_sam

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jrghoull — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:11:45 PST

is anyone else reminded of the mechs in animatrix? there was a scene where it was people vs robots. the people were in mechs and the robots were...robots. the mechs actually wound up getting torn open like a tin can and the people were gruesomely pulled out...but the mechs themselves were pretty sweet

i'd like to see an artist sit down with some tech guys and try and figure out what actual power armor might look like. truth be told i actually dont think these ones are too far off. from what i've seen they'll probably be roughly the dimensions of what warhammer or unreal tournament armor is.

if only they had an answer to their power supply issue...

jrghoull

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Evil Tortie's Mom — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:38:58 PST

I (heart) Tachikomas so very very much.

Evil Tortie's Mom

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Plague — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:31:45 PST

@Seth L:

Yes, seriously. I hate hippie dreck as much as anyone, but I heart Bruce Dern and cute anthropomorphic robots.
This movie and 2001 really got me started on SF.
But my main point is that the "drones" from SR were the start of where all these types came from.

Plague

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cde — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:26:45 PST

Tachikomas ftw.

cde

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92BuickLeSabre — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:14:45 PST

@zenpoet: This ?

92BuickLeSabre

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Seth L — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:54:30 PST

@Plague:

Seriously? I thought Silent Runnings was maudlin hippie-dreck too.

@Kissyfur66:

That would be spiffy!

Seth L

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zenpoet — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:41:09 PST

It kind of reminds me of the Ice Armor Thingy from GI Joe. I looked around for it on google, but could not find the name. Anyone know what I am thinking of?

zenpoet

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Kissyfur66 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:00:07 PST

Could they make on thats a Bartender

Kissyfur66

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Plague — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:10:56 PST

@Seth L:

Sure R2 was as well. I still stand by my comment.

And thanks for that Lileks link. I know now never to read him again.

Plague

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Frozen-Tex — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:06:26 PST

@7Zark7 Iz In Ur Internetz: If it ain't broke, don't fix it; besides, the caliber may be .50BMG, but who's to say what the bullets will actually DO?

@Biggrz: My first thought, exactly!

Frozen-Tex

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Eric Tolle — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:38:32 PST

Maybe it's just thhe angle, but those things look massively imbalanced. Especially the ammo one which should be carrying around a couple hundred pounds of ammo.

If I was wearing one of those suits it sure looks like I'd have to be walking around bent over like one of those guys carrying huge bundles of wood in old pictures. It's a recipe for bad back cramps at the least.

Eric Tolle

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Biggrz — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:33:04 PST

It kind of looks like the armor suits worn by the military in the Animatrix. That scene where the robots rip on open and pull the dudes torso out of it comes to mind...

Biggrz

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Seth L — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:31:01 PST

@Plague:

No, R2-D2 was a total rip of the Silent Running 'Bots.

The one above is humanoid.

As for Silent Runnings itself? I defer to James Lileks:

[www.lileks.com]

"peaty slab of crap"

Seth L

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Plague — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:23:26 PST

Either you guys are young, or you just aren't that big of nerds.
These are total rips of Huey Dewey and Louie from Silent Running (1972)

Plague

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Punty — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:01:55 PST

It's certainly better than having teenagers with wheel barrows running around trying to refill your ammunition like they did in Matrix Revolutions.

Punty

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Seth L — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:59:43 PST

@valhum:

Oh yeah! Tachikomas and Fuchikomas need love too!

Seth L

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valhum — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:54:54 PST

That is soooo hot, totally looks like those thingies in the Ghost in the Shell series. Awesome!!

valhum

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Klebert L. Hall — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:48:13 PST

"So, the future will have powered armor suits, but they'll be lugging around ammo that was state of the art in 1910?"

Yes. By then, it will be 'retro chic'.
-Kle.

Klebert L. Hall

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zanzibarlegend — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:42:52 PST

me likey, can't wait for BC

zanzibarlegend

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Seth L — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:32:20 PST

If you like those, go find any artwork by Kow Yokoyama. Since that's a pretty clear influence on the design.

Here's a good place to start:

About Kow Yokoyama:
[www.roboterkampf.com]

Pretty much that design:
[www.roboterkampf.com]

Seth L

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7Zark7 Iz In Ur Internetz — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:29:01 PST

So the future will have powered armor suits, but they'll be lugging around ammo that was state of the art in 1910?

I figured they would at least have made it up to .51 caliber by then.

7Zark7 Iz In Ur Internetz

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mitchel_stevens — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:24:49 PST

it'll be like BioShock with robots...and more fun to break them open for their sweet, sweet adam. i mean ammo.

mitchel_stevens

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strider_mt2k — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:03:47 PST

I like 'em .

I like 'em a lot.

strider_mt2k

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qbix — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:53:23 PST

Somebody please make a t-shirt out of these.

qbix

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Kevin Kelly — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:51:01 PST

@JerrD74: Yeah, but the bread pops out the side, which might get some dirt on it unless you adhere to the three-second rule. Plus maybe the needle can inject butter. You know what, you're right. DO WANT!

Kevin Kelly

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opiferus — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:48:11 PST

Yeah, we all would like to welcome our robot masters.

opiferus

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JerrD74: ..drawing a blank — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:31:31 PST

Is that a walking toaster?? 'Cause if it is, DO WANT!

JerrD74: ..drawing a blank