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2013/04/23 15:34:29
Subject: Brit spends '100's of thousands' developing Mantis Robot. Admits its pointless....
A British animitronics scientist has spent 'Hundreds of Thousands of pounds' developing and building a giant Mantis Robot. He now admits its a pretty pointless and expensive toy. The link to the news article is here http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22231365
But how awesome is it!
Useless it maybe, but I'd buy one...
2013/04/23 16:03:00
Subject: Re:Brit spends '100's of thousands' developing Mantis Robot. Admits its pointless....
It's pretty, but so so slow. If it were capable of speed it might have some more cool about it, I was getting excited when it looked like it might go offroad but alas, nothing much then happened.
I think I'll stick with the redneck mondospider.
2013/04/23 16:05:57
Subject: Brit spends '100's of thousands' developing Mantis Robot. Admits its pointless....
The designer is just going through a low patch because invention is often expensive and lonely and nay sayers will ask questions about practicability.
I say he has done good work, it handles uneven ground well enough and can carry a pilot, we are getting there, slowly.
n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion.
2013/04/23 16:48:29
Subject: Re:Brit spends '100's of thousands' developing Mantis Robot. Admits its pointless....
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
whoops, message to self, must try harder... Thanks notprop, my bad.