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Make: has a report on the appearance of a MegaBots giant fighting robot at the Bay Area Maker Faire on Saturday. The article features a video of the bot in action.
You’ve probably heard about MegaBots, the proposed giant robot combat league — yes please! — but this is the first time we’ve seen the working prototype robot in action, moving, aiming, and firing. The prototype runs on tracks scavenged from a small bulldozer, but ultimately the plan is for MegaBots to walk on two legs like the giant humanoid mechs we’ve all seen in the movies. Even the tracked version is impressive: It’s got room for a 2-person crew inside — driver and gunner — and it rears up to an imposing height of 15′ when aggravated. The idea of squads of these monsters battling to the death in football arenas is just too good not to happen.
Also covered at Ars Technica (With an image slideshow), and the there is additional detail in an earlier Make: article.
More information at the Megabots Home page.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by vux984 on Wednesday May 20 2015, @12:26AM
A mecha is cool too, friend.
Quite. But how do you have mecha on mecha combat with pilot and gunner and not have it be a lethal sport?
Two actual or even remotely operated 'bots going at it can go until one is literally a twisted smoking wreck... two manned mecha ensures it'll be little more than some sort of laser tag and paintball combat.
(Score: 3, Funny) by CortoMaltese on Wednesday May 20 2015, @12:32AM
we use death row inmates(Score: 2) by arslan on Wednesday May 20 2015, @11:23PM
I'd rather you use your politicians