Did that part at the start remind anyone else of Brum?
Y'know, the little yellow car?
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That was pretty impressive. The way it moves almost looks natural.
[QUOTE=Tmaxx;47108297]As cool and innovative as these are, are they any more practical than a wheeled or tracked vehicle? They have a lot of intricate pieces, compared to relatively simple suspensions and axles+bearings. I'd imagine field repairs would be difficult.[/QUOTE]
Ever wonder why wheels don't exist in biological organisms?
One theory is because wheels are useless in land that covers most of the surface of the world
Can't wait till these things have ankles joints
[QUOTE=Trumple;47109525]Ever wonder why wheels don't exist in biological organisms?
One theory is because wheels are useless in land that covers most of the surface of the world[/QUOTE]
also that it's pretty much impossible to circulate blood in something like that...?
[IMG]http://puu.sh/fI8pv/a7bbf5fe1c.gif[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Tmaxx;47109662]also that it's pretty much impossible to circulate blood in something like that...?[/QUOTE]
Bigass blood sacks that the wheels are inside.
I'd like to see if this could be used for medical applications in terms of those with disabilities/injuries.
If someone can't make it up/down the stairs at some point in their home (due to accident or some unplanned thing), the robot could go up stairs and have a little arm on it. Then, the user could grab what it needs using a remote, and it could come back down with medicine, the phone, or even just a book.
[QUOTE=AaronM202;47109680]Bigass blood sacks that the wheels are inside.[/QUOTE]
you aren't very good at animal design are you... there is a reason sacs of blood aren't a thing.
[QUOTE=Tmaxx;47109967]you aren't very good at animal design are you... there is a reason sacs of blood aren't a thing.[/QUOTE]
"sacks of blood" are actually found in open circulatory systems, e.g. those found in spiders
[QUOTE=Trumple;47110322]"sacks of blood" are actually found in open circulatory systems, e.g. those found in spiders[/QUOTE]
e.g. things not found in large creatures. spiders don't even have real lungs they have book lungs
[I]book lungs.[/I]
[QUOTE=Tmaxx;47109662]also that it's pretty much impossible to circulate blood in something like that...?[/QUOTE]
They could be made of keratin (stuff your nails are made of)
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[QUOTE=Tmaxx;47110332]e.g. things not found in large creatures. spiders don't even have real lungs they have book lungs
[I]book lungs.[/I][/QUOTE]
...why large creatures?
My original point was that wheels aren't found on biological organisms, and one of those reasons is because it's infeasible to traverse terrain other than a flat surface (which isn't commonly found in nature)
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a spider with wheels wouldn't be particularly successful now would it
Do you know the vehicle "chainlink"? It would more than likely be what a natural creature with wheels would act like.
[video=youtube;0zXpDOmuXXM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zXpDOmuXXM[/video]
If you put a wheel on an extremely articulated surface instead of limited travel solid axles or independant axles, then it's much, much more usable.
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It actually feels pretty upsetting seeing that, because it responds so much like a real animal and it's so passive after being attacked
Good to know they're still creepy as shit if you look at them too long
how long until we see one with dual m249s on the top
soon all we will hear from them is their hoof-like footsteps. cool as hell
[QUOTE=Trumple;47110337]a spider with wheels wouldn't be particularly successful now would it[/QUOTE]
What if the spider [I]IS[/I] a wheel?
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzEdV1sPXV4[/media]
[QUOTE=Elspin;47110402]It actually feels pretty upsetting seeing that, because it responds so much like a real animal and it's so passive after being attacked[/QUOTE]Honestly the one that gets me more is the one in the office hall, because the pitch of the motor changes and makes it sound like its whining or whimpering.
Those things would be terrifying with a machine-gun mounted on their backs
[QUOTE=Wealth + Taste;47110922]Those things would be terrifying with a machine-gun mounted on their backs[/QUOTE]
they might make good remote snipers, as well
Mount a different robot with a sword on its back
We have to go full circle
[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;47111153]they might make good remote snipers, as well[/QUOTE]
Actually.. That would probably be a very apt purpose for them once they lower the noise on them. Put one of these on it:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBC8IFWC1P0[/media]
and you'd have something that'd be utterly horrifying.
I just want to have it on record for future reference that I do not condone violence against robots or dressing them up in antlers and bells against their wishes. I sincerely hope that this will be taken into consideration when we are all living under the benevolent rule of our robot overlords.
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this shit right here is why they're gonna kill us all
Haha, when it had the reindeer antlers with bells on them stuck to it.
If not for the buzzing and fizzing it would sound exactly like a horse.
boop boop i am an awesome robot *kick*
I wonder what those bypassing drivers thought seeing these things run up the hill.
[QUOTE=Paraprose;47108555]Have they officially crossed the uncanny valley with this? I felt it too.[/QUOTE]
That isn't what the uncanny valley means btw, this is actually supporting the uncanny valley.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Mori_Uncanny_Valley.svg/450px-Mori_Uncanny_Valley.svg.png[/img]
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