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Postby Encryptshun » Tue Nov 15, 2011 2:48 pm


http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/11 ... ich-robot/
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Re: I am Aleksandr Kerensky, and I approve this message

Postby BusyBadger » Tue Nov 15, 2011 3:00 pm

Nice reference, this board needs more BattleTech. :) Speaking of which, can you imagine if this tech is adapted to a UGV (unmanned ground vehicle)? They wouldn't even need to pay me for getting behind the wheel for some peacekeeping operations, hell...I might even pay to do it.

Of course, I'd need a custom paint job, or at least a logo.

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Re: I am Aleksandr Kerensky, and I approve this message

Postby Encryptshun » Tue Nov 15, 2011 3:14 pm

Eff yeah! I'd definitely be a Merc rather than being house-affiliated, though. :) You can always get clan-tech by capturing enemy battleframes, plus, I want Omnimounts.
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Re: I am Aleksandr Kerensky, and I approve this message

Postby Looneybomber » Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:00 am

I was a mechwarrior fan, but never got into battletech board game.
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Re: I am Aleksandr Kerensky, and I approve this message

Postby Encryptshun » Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:48 am

For the casual observer, this thread isn't about Mechwarrior or Battletech -- it's about a DARPA project to create a bipedal robot that runs 50mph.

It is, however, a robot chicken. So that almost brings us around full circle.
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Postby alms24sebring » Thu Nov 24, 2011 1:59 pm

Lol! I saw a robotic ostrich that could run fast :gotme:
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