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EvilEngineer
11-28-2007, 01:05 PM
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2007/11/27/yeates.ut.robo.soldier.ksl
noxagol
11-28-2007, 01:11 PM
Yeah, biggest obstacle right now is finding a remote power source that will be practical for it. This has been in the works for a while now.
EvilEngineer
11-28-2007, 01:33 PM
Yeah, biggest obstacle right now is finding a remote power source that will be practical for it. This has been in the works for a while now.

Yup, if anything I see this as huge for the maintenance and service sectors in environments where the robots can be tethered.
noxagol
11-28-2007, 02:05 PM
Yup, if anything I see this as huge for the maintenance and service sectors in environments where the robots can be tethered.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.
1000-points-of-fright
11-28-2007, 03:18 PM
reminds me of the loaders in Aliens. Note the Halo Spartan Armor-like mock-ups at the end.:)
noxagol
11-28-2007, 03:26 PM
reminds me of the loaders in Aliens. Note the Halo Spartan Armor-like mock-ups at the end.:)

I prefer Space Marines from Warhammer 40,000.

http://store.us.games-workshop.com/storefront/newimage.asp?Size=A&Img=255008