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Homemade Mecha Walks in Japan

Posted by timothy on from the first-alaska-now-this dept.

EtherAlchemist writes "Sakakibara Kikai has pictures and even a movie of their Land Walker robot (Babelfish translation here) which appears to work. Powered by a 250cc gas engine and armed with several guns (including 2 that fire Nerf-like balls) it stands at a little over 3 meters. What makes this one interesting is that it is actually armed and it is piloted instead of being an exo-skeleton. Makes me wonder if the creators of shows like Robotech or comics/RPGs like Battletech have any kind of licensening rights on appearance. I'd like to see a Warhammer..."

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  1. But... by krautcanman · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    But we really want to know: does it run Linux?

  2. Re:Of Course by Silentnite · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I don't get how you still didn't get what I said. I was saying that he probably meant that the ADMINISTRATION are the idiots, with all due respect to our men in uniforms. And when I said, when your commander tells you to jump on a live grenade... I meant that Our men in uniform follow orders. Without question. Usually with good reason... but sometimes the administration can be pretty dumb. So try to read a little more into the post before you get your skirt in a tizzy next time.

  3. Re:Of Course by Master+of+Transhuman · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yes, saving someone else at the expense of your own life makes you an idiot. RISKING your own life may not be idiotic, but jumping on a grenade is simply stupid. Worse, putting yourself IN that position in the FIRST place makes you an idiot. You may be considered a brave idiot by some people, but they're idiots, too.

    In fact, anybody who joins a national army thinking they are doing it to "protect the country" really has no clue how national and international politics (or human behavior in general) works - and therefore again is an idiot.

    You want to "protect the country"? Get rid of the state - ALL states.

    --
    Richard Steven Hack - This sig is TOO GODDAMN SHORT TO DO ANYTHING USEFUL WITH! MORONS!
  4. Re:Of Course by jon3k · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So, if someone broke into my house, and, in a struggle to defend my wife and children, I was killed - that makes me an idiot also?

    I don't see any difference between that and jumping on a grenade - to save the other human being's lives - any different.

    Honestly, at this point, you just sound like a selfish coward. Unless I'm missing something.