Homebrewed Robot Exoskeleton In Alaska 202
museumpeace writes "CNET has an article about a robotic exoskeleton ginned up by tinkerer from Alaska There are a few cool pictures. The audacity of Mr. Owens project, if you believe the article, compares to the efforts of the old
Home Brew Computer Club when compared to the work of GE or
Toyota. Inspiration here comes more from sci-fi and video games than from industrial competition. The article is a good roundup of MECHA related developments, some of which sprang from DARPA money, so I am glad at least a few of my tax dollars are having some real geek fun."
Dammit (Score:5, Funny)
FM! - (First Meme) (Score:5, Funny)
Giant Robot Website Crushed By /. (Score:5, Funny)
Combine that with the Bear Proof Suit (Score:5, Funny)
Now THAT would be cool.
I guess... (Score:4, Funny)
MechWars! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Good God Tell Me I'm not First? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Giant Robot Website Crushed By /. (Score:3, Funny)
HOW LONG? (Score:2, Funny)
This guy is certifiable. (Score:4, Funny)
To build it outside in the friggin Alaskan winter... well, there's only one word for that:
OTAKU!!!
(which, by the way, is what is on my housemate's vanity plate, so I speak with first-hand knowlege)
this is the beginning... (Score:1, Funny)
Slashdot Crushed by Giant Robot (Score:2, Funny)
Three words - Alaska Needs Women (Score:5, Funny)
The things men do when there are not enough women around. I guess it keeps his hands from going crazy on those long alaskan nights.
Re:Limited Usefulness (Score:3, Funny)
By the pictures (Score:1, Funny)
Suit (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Limited Usefulness (Score:3, Funny)
Re:This guy is certifiable. (Score:1, Funny)
Combining the nationalism of Mexico with the anti-semitism of the worst Nazis, the Mecha movement combines a number of forces to push for a mexican invasion of the lower United States.
The group, which calls California 'Alta California', openly promotes illegal immigration as a way of 'reclaiming' california for 'the race.'
It's unfortunate that anyone gives this group money, as they certainly get plenty from their sham media outlets such as 'La Voz de Aztlan', which is used for hate-speech such as:
http://www.aztlan.net/razajews.htm [aztlan.net]
Re:Good God Tell Me I'm not First? (Score:2, Funny)
In Alaska, you don't lose your woman... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Upright? (Score:3, Funny)
EUREKA!
THAT is what Voltron was trying to teach us! "Form feet and legs! Form arms and body! And then form the head!" Given Earth's current level of technology, this is the only sequence that will permit us to construct giant space combat robots!
The dilemma, now, is to determine the motives of the mysterious entities that sent us message. Are we to build giant space robots to protect ourselves against mutual enemies? Or are they trying to trick us into violating a now-forgotten treaty (one imposed on ancient cultures banning earthlings from building combat robots), thereby giving them the legal basis for a pre-emptive strike against us?
Honey... (Score:3, Funny)