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Got it off the BBC news website.

Sentinal, hands down.

I saw a video of this thing in action some time ago. Fires tennis balls from that cannon if I remember correctly. I pretty nifty peice of technology. Though I've gotta go Warwalker, given that I its got two weapon mounts. You just can't see the second to well given the angle of the picture.

This thing is more of a old school egg sentinal.

Dude. What the hell is wrong with Japanese people?

Um, they're cool?

You can't out robot-suit the Japanese. You just can't.

Seen that thing in a video before... it doesn't "walk" it merely shuffles around with wheels on its feet... I do wonder why the makers bother to give it legs when it's obviously never going to use them.

Deja vu.

Posted By syr8766 on 01/24/2007 6:20 AM
You can't out robot-suit the Japanese. You just can't.

Sure you can,

It just require stealing their delicious Godzilla treats and Mothra snacks

Looks like AV10 bait to me.

Godzirra?!!?! *Screams and runs off*

I don't see how a tennis ball cannon is going to help increase Tokyo's catastrophe capacity.

:p

The video of this thing in action is quite un-amazing.

Posted By Abadabadoobaddon on 01/24/2007 5:08 AM
Dude. What the hell is wrong with Japanese people?

I wouldn't worry about it Doobie. I've seen footage of that thing. It moved at about 1 mile a month. No way Japanese Mecha are taking over the world this century. And when they finally do, we'll be dead, and our children's children will no doubt be the slaves of some alien master race, so it won't matter.

BYE

Posted By Iorek on 01/24/2007 10:21 AM
Looks like AV10 bait to me.

You got that right!  The photograph above is actually an 'in-battle' shot of this thing on the front lines.  The pilot is making an emergency bail out move since there is a girl scout with a pellet rifle about 10 meters away who's about to score a pen 6 on the thing.

Posted By ZandrisIV on 01/24/2007 6:33 AM
Seen that thing in a video before... it doesn't "walk" it merely shuffles around with wheels on its feet... I do wonder why the makers bother to give it legs when it's obviously never going to use them.

  Does your sentinel "use" its legs?

Do YOU have anything "constructive" to say?

Um, I "constructed" a robot once. It could talk. I spraypainted it silver. It was completely lacking in any legs whatsoever, functional or otherwise.

I wanted to build a robot once.  I would have named him "Moneybot".  He would have had slot machine reels for eyes.  I would have asked him, "Moneybot, I'd like some money now please."  Then Moneybot's eyes would have spun around and around until they both stopped on dollar signs ($ $) - cha-chang!  Then dollar bills would have shot out of his mouth all over the floor.  But I buried my dreams long ago...

rofl

robotics like any other tech industry is making steady advancements

i know some poeple involved in the mechanized propulsion who are building thier own bipedal walker. ther eare exoskeleton power armor "suits" in develoment to aid the disabled which will eventaullu have other useful applications. there is a real walking 6 legged tree grabber used by the logging industry as well as a 2 legged walking shovel used in the mining undustry.

 

this exaple is something made by a private citizen in japan, the owner of a heavy equipment company, using his own money and available technology to make his own mini mech. now it may not be much compared t where we want to go but (pardon the pun) it is a small step in the right direction.