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Mackindale

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It's happening. Robots are waging war at last. What has the world come to?

MegaBots Inc is seriously going to thrash Suidobashi Heavy Industries. I'm not some American patriot, but even I'll admit that when it comes to war, American doesn't fuzzy bunny around.


Japan is gonna get nuked. >=3


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To be serious for a moment this is just a joke

 


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This will most likely be pretty boring to watch, as the robots do not have the manoeuvrability of mechs/mechas in games. Also the firepower will also be pretty disappointing, as actually killing your opponent will not be really viewer-friendly for many.


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There will be no "mechs" in this battle. Both of these groups make what are essentially kinetic mech sculptures on wheels rather than actual walkers, and neither of them appear to have the RND budget to make them walk for real. In reality it will be a couple of dressed up tank-robots with oversized paint guns getting each other slightly dirty. Maybe scratching the paint if things get really violent.

 

Call me when Boston Scientific gets in the mix.

 

Also, I think this goes in off topic.

 

EDIT: if you want to use high tech robot stuff for recreation, try FPV drone racing or battlebots.


Edited by Hyginos, 02 July 2015 - 10:03 AM.

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MFW Howken

 

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^Captain Killjoy up here.  Jeesh.

 

I don't think anyone is actually believing that this would be the epic spectacle of anime' dreams here - but giant mech fights have to start somewhere and this is it.  And, of course, they're going to use paintballs.  Nobody in their right mind is going to throw away hundreds of thousands of dollars/millions of yen to see it get shredded to pieces by explosives and live ammunition fire (well, nobody but the US military).

 

We just love the notion of it and would still pay to go see it.


To be serious for a moment this is just a joke

 


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Is this the same model they made to be piloted with a Nintendo power gauntlet?



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Not to be a total buzzkill here but for anyone who actually thinks this is someday going to happen for real, i think you should take a look at this: http://www.techrepub...ots-are-stupid/It's rather long-winded but makes some good points about the subject.


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Cheer up though, there are exoskeletons being developed for military and construction purposes:

 

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"Mechs" might as well be further extended exoskeletons.



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Not to be a total buzzkill here but for anyone who actually thinks this is someday going to happen for real, i think you should take a look at this: http://www.techrepub...ots-are-stupid/It's rather long-winded but makes some good points about the subject.

 
Oh great. By this logic, Hawken is stupid too.

 

Now I have to re-evaluate my whole reason for being here. Thanks for that.
 

T.T


Edited by Nightfirebolt, 03 July 2015 - 03:04 AM.


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Oh great. By this logic, Hawken is stupid too.

Now I have to re-evaluate my whole reason for being here. Thanks for that.

T.T


Not really. The article is whining about people deluded in real life. I'm pretty sure we're safe from its scorn here in our fictional world with anti-grav metals and fuel made from the poop of mice who have eaten the poop of an antivirus.
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