Quote: "p.s. WHO THE HELL HAD THE IDEA OF LETTING DALEKS FLY!!! "
I thought they had the hover things on the bottom in the original series too...?
I only caught the last 5minutes, didn't realise what the time was
Looks cool, I really like the new Darlik appearacnce too.. not the battlesuit but the actual alien look.
Though I'm not so sure I'm happy with this whole 'last of..' aspect they keep playing.
The Doctor, and Darliks were still knee-deep in the Time War in the original series' and I don't like the idea that there won't be another episode with more of this Doctor Vs Darlik action.
Back to the subject at hand though:
Quote: "This is the fastest bi-pedal robot. It runs at 3kph. Its quite old now, they may have improved on it.
There's also a robot that can climb stairs, and ones that dance."
Your post just echos the points in mine above. If you read up on the research behind it, and also view some of thier 'blog experiements' it's very interesting.
I can totally see in 10years time, especially with Intel's new processor technology and IBMs current Data Storage technology having NX4 style Robot's in valued job services... Like Mail Service, or overly dangerous jobs.
Though Robotics is a little different to Mechs. As I said they've been able to really improve the design specifically over the past 2 years, to a point where thier current design can jog... JOG!
But you still have to remember that it doesn't have a person inside it, and they're specifically designed smaller in order to cut down on weight while still allowing for relative durability.
This is why they're currently Childsize in design. It's to mean that while the majority is made out of plastic it won't fail under it's own weight like previous prototypes when they fell-over (which happens a lot!).
Quote: "Cool! Makes you wonder... how are you sure the Japanese military don't have a Gundam in developement right now?"
I doubt they would, the technology is still years off to make it commercially viable to develop it. Particularly given Japan's economy right now. (Remember they were on the brink of being the next Russia only 3years ago, not that Britian is that far behind)
They do currently have a 'Spider' Tank design though under development. It's designed to be an All-Terrain-Armoured-Support-Vehicle (ATASV), and it works using 4 (rather than 6) Extendable leg pylons, that use a special Sphere Catapillar Track ball.
It can't hold as much ammo as the state of the art tanks, but the design allows it to cross terrain that would normally be only viable for on-foot travel. Like Mountain areas, or such.. It also if I recall not armed with much.
Just a .50 Calibre Assult Gun, and full scope 6" Cannon. Both armourments are fairly small and if you put it up against another tank, only the maneouverability would save the pilots lives.. not much chance of it actually doing much damage though.
When you think about it though... Humoid Robots are a good idea, given they could function in society better, but when your talking about mobility, speed and combat purposes. Other animals clearly have a better advantage from a design standpoint.
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