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Prosthesis is a 9,000-pound quadruped, or four-legged machine, that can lift a car, climb over boulders and run in the snow. But the ultimate goal is to pioneer an entirely new sport of mech racing.
Imagine these giant mech suits racing around a parkour course with obstacles and heavy objects to push or drag, and you have an idea of where this sport is headed.
[...] Prosthesis has been in development for over 10 years, but now it's time for the mech suit to make its public debut. The first professional athlete to sit in the driver's seat was Cassie Hawrysh, a Canadian champion skeleton racer. During an intense three-day training session learning to control the mech, she managed to take a step in the quadruped. "That was like a monumental event for us," she says, "but I also fell flat on Prosthesis' face a couple times, which was hilarious and terrifying because you're falling from height."
Mech racing, coming to you soon on the Ocho.
Previously:
(2017-04-07) America Takes On Japan in Terrifying Giant Mech Battle This August
(2015-05-19) Giant Fighting Robots at Maker Faire
(Score: 2) by shortscreen on Saturday August 22 2020, @03:52AM (1 child)
The Furrion link says that it will be zero-emissions, but I don't see where they would fit a large enough battery in there to power a 9000lb vehicle electrically.
At least now we have a plan for all those abandoned rust-belt factories and shopping malls: turn them into parkour arenas.
(Score: 2) by driverless on Sunday August 23 2020, @05:40AM
If it's in the rust belt then no way will be be zero emissions. If you've just filled up on sauerkraut, pork chops, cabbage and kielbasa you're going to be max-emissions, not zero-emissions.
Mind you that's probably what they'll be using to power the thing...