[Tyler]

This Design will KILL you
     







Yanko Design is featuring a
Chris Rogers concept called the

"Mega Hurtz Tactical Robot".
The remote-controlled robot works in conjunction with a virtual reality
headset and sports a turrent-mounted non-lethal automatic weapon. The
280 pound machine can tow a Hummer, smash through a concrete wall, and
run over your foot with ease.
Mega Hurtz is suitable for SWAT teams, First Responders, and Search and
Rescue operations.  Gun-toting model and batteries not included.


   

http://robots.net/article/3073.html
     

[Duskrider]

Hummm......
Yes, I'll take one.

[DaveMorton]

Hummm......
Yes, I'll take one.

Um... Duskie?

The bot, or the model? 

[Duskrider]

She don't come with it ?

[DaveMorton]

Whether or not she does, I think I'll pass.. Either one will likely get me killed.   

[Freddy]

You have really sexy soldiers over there guys.  I hope they base some of them here.  I guess that must be her battle dress ?

Do you guys get Robot Wars over there ?  It's a show (not sure if it's still going) where people build robots with weapons on them - angle grinders, flame throwers and spikes - and then they fight each other in an arena.  I used to watch it a lot, it was quite funny seeing some of them get smashed to pieces.

Anyway, this reminds me of those but to the nth degree.

[Art]

I think Robot Wars has come and gone pretty much as I don't see it around any longer.

My idea for that type of robot wars was to eliminate the human factor (except for scheduled repairs / intermission) and have the various robots do their own manipulating autonomously!! Now THAT would
take a bit more programming and would allow for vision tracking, sensors, various weapons and tactics, etc.

The humans would as mentioned, assist with repairs during a 2 minute intermission during a scheduled 10 minute fight to the finish!!

Ahh well...we can dream! It would have been a geeks paradise in a nerd-nasium.

 

[DaveMorton]

I have to agree with Art. I always saw Robot Wars as a type of false advertising. Maybe a better title would have been RC Wars. Give me a Roomba with a flame thrower and proximity sensors, and I'm in heaven!