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A Real Transformer?
mshiltonj writes "This is a video of real robot tranforming from a vehicle to a biped and back to a vehicle. It's some Japanese technology demonstration." Rumor is the next version will be a red semi + trailor and will be much more than meets the eye.
My work here is dung.
They'll have my attention when they make Voltron
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What do you call an AC transformer with the same number of loops on both sides? ...
A deceptacon.
I heard this joke in my high school physics class, and it still makes me chuckle today.
Wow. You know what, now I want to do this to my station wagon. 1986 Ford Country Squire. Man, forget spinners, forget neon, forget hydraulic shocks. I'll be all like Optimus Prime up in this bee-yatch, just you wait 'n see.
Didn't Citroen already build one of these?
When are the decepticons comming?
I've got an old Honda that's transformed into a quadraped, right in the front yard.
Was anybody else reminded of the Transformers when they saw this? LOL.
That video is just eery... but cool
---- Booth was a patriot ----
No. What video were you watching?
What's it supposed to be used for? Just a cool toy or something to apply on bigger stuff we have?
I got bunch of ideas on what you could do with it but would really wanna know what they had in mind , didnt find any info at the link
Fossil fuels, electric, bio-diesel, hydrogen, ethanol...energon?
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No, it's a link to a shitty wordpress blog whoring hits that couldn't take it and blew up in a crash of flames.
Does anyone have a link to the actual video?
The problem with slashdot is that most of its users were bullied and stuffed into lockers as kids!
It does seem like it'll be a hit in the toy market anyway! I always thought it was disappointing years ago when they came out, that they didn't transform themselves.
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http://www.uneasysilence.com/archive/2006/02/5351/
Quite frankly. Im not impressed.
Ooo man the floppy drive is broken. No wait. The computer is just upside down.
yup
link
There are plenty of toys doing exactly that. It's not a real robot. Every lego freak can build something like that in a few hours. Wake me when it's real news. Bah. Not even fark posted it...
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here ya go
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Watch as TFA server 'transforms' itself into a bubbling pile of metal and plastic. Amazing!
spoonerize "magic trackpad"
This is nothing compared to free robot sex from sexbot 2.0.
http://www.mp3.com/albums/20003800/summary.html Yowser.... It's a sad day when robots can outdance human beings.
Ooo man the floppy drive is broken. No wait. The computer is just upside down.
For those of you who didn't RTFS:
It's some Japanese technology demonstration.
You're quite welcome.
There's a Starman, waiting in the sky / He'd like to come and meet us, but he hasn't got the time.
Reminds me of two Chuck Norris jokes.
1) Chuck Norris eats transformer toys in vehicle mode and poos them out transformed into a robot.
2) The original theme song to the Transformers was actually "Chuck Norris--more than meets the eye, Chuck Norris--robot in disguise," and starred Chuck Norris as a Texas Ranger who defended the earth from drug-dealing Decepticons and could turn into a pick-up. This was far too much awesome for a single show, however, so it was divided.
Here's a mirror (Coral Cache).
Take-off every
The cool one with the lions or the one with 50 matchbox cars?
Not sure if this is the same site that the article links to (since the link in the article seems to be /.ed), but this was posted in Seibertron.com a couple days ago:
http://robot-fan.net/spot/spot067.html
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Amen. Now if I can just make my 93' Ford Tarus Station wagon transform into megatron
I figured maybe this would be an interesting discussion of the relative merits of torroidal versus laminated iron cores.
But it's just another gen-x kiddie toy discussion.
You guys need to get over your nostalgia for all that junk.
oh wait... Theyre like 40 year old by now
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Wow... an 8" long "robot" car with no intelligence that turns into an 8" tall "robot" humanoid with eight joints, and which can barely balance on its huge feet through a half dozen pre-programmed one second dance moves.
That's... really impressive.
Wake me up when I'm five years old, and then I'll care.
I want one! I want to drive with my own BattleTech mechwarrior made out of Tungsten which is worlds strongest metal in world. It is unbeatable and undestructable, and of course... heavily armed. :)
... volvo?
Could I have one which transforms in to porche, renault or
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You mean, aside from the fact that the title the article says "A Real Transformer" and the summary contains a reference to the Autobot leader Optimus Prime? I wouldn't have thought of that one! Thank you, Captain Obvious.
This thing is pretty cool. Anyone have the plans on how to make one? And how much $$$$ in parts will it cost?
dude ...
there is no url at there! techeblog tore down the page. this is the second article in a row i read with no TFA!
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didn't use Google, just my memory...
The moment I saw this post, Winamp randomly selected "The Touch" by Stan Bush. That's right. YOU GOT THE TOUCH!
Not to nitpick, but it's 2006.
Can anyone translate the Japanese commentary? Is there anything useful, or is it just idle banter and chatter?
butt I love it.
Funny little detail I think added an extra punch to the joke, note the URL:
.../temporary/PBF077 ADD isassemble.html
Ritalin, anyone?
Nobody's gay for Mole-Man.
He was making fun of Mr. "connah0047 (850585)" for missing the exact same joke at the end of the story submitter's entry, and thus, making himself look ADD. I found it quite witty. Captain Obvious should pay you a visit, methinks.
Nobody's gay for Mole-Man.
...it's all that we need today.
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Fantastic! I hope they release a robot with a realistic alternate mode for the consumer market. This could be bigger than...erm.... those stupid robo sapien creatures we got at christmas.
It's better than the stupid auto-transforming Armada Optimus Prime. For those who have never seen it, the trailer transformed by itself and became the legs for Super Optimus Prime. Unfortunately, the mechanism is dog slow, sounds like an aircraft taking off, and is completely dull.
The link seems to be down..
Im only nineteen and I remember transformers. I have no idea but I do have vague memories of watching the original season which is quite scary because well I was really young back then. The show I remember watching the most was Beast Machines. It was on at 6:00AM in addition to DBZ and Pokemon on the WB
Ooo man the floppy drive is broken. No wait. The computer is just upside down.
Obviously it's some kind of technology demonstrator
Your subtle allusions are lost on me, Commander Taco.
Parallel parking? No problem, just step into the parking space and transform back into a car. Or if the space is tight, leave it in biped form, or use the motorcyle space.
Long line to get into the parking garage? Just tranform into a biped and climb up the side of the parking structure to the empty levels and park. Although that's only possible if the parking is free, like everywhere but L.A. But that would be great for weekends at Vegas.
If your employer has a rideshare/transit reimbursement program, I wonder if taking this to work in biped form would count as walking?
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With technology like having an electric motor in each wheel, it suddenly becomes possible. No more huge engine to worry about.
...that this was a toy-sized vehicle-slash-robot and not an Autobot-sized one.
Still, pretty snazzy. I'm be triply-impresed I can build one out of Lego Mindstorms.
a lot of people build lego transformers. It't not news. Just UTFG it, you'll be surprised.
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Never even noticed. I keep my speakers off by default.
---- Booth was a patriot ----
No diassemble!
here's a nice one.
Where did the trailer go when Optimus Prime transformed into the robot? It simply disappeared! When he transforms back into the truck, it appears out of nowhere and attaches to him.
He's hosted on youtube. That place gets hit with more bandwidth than slashdot can hope to throw at it.
Robosaurus could eat that little toy for lunch. Made in America!
Karem
When all is said and done, nothing changes...
Cool, I am a car! I seem fast... Why am I moving so slowly? I must be close from my destination... Oh Wait! I am changing.. Transforming into.. into.. some kind of robot! I think I wont be able to hold myself, I am so heavy! I need to concentrate for the last part.. GREAT! Now I am a robot.
I can walk, and celebrate. No fighting devices thought.
I think I will just turn back into a vehicle to go home... moving.. Oh wait! It is the end of the table!!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
KABOOM!!!
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LOL, it's almost as if you're making fun of him for pointing out the obvious. LOL
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USC-ISI is actually working on something that could be much more incredible than this. Their project (still in research phase) is known as SuperBots. They want to be able to build large self-configurable robots that can adapt to any terrain. They have videos available. These guys are currently being looked into by the LEAG (lunar exploration analysis group) of NASA's JPL (here is some commentary by an actual JPL engineer who went to the last LEAG conference). It is basically a nerd wet dream to imagine these things on a 10x scale powered by small nuclear engines stomping all over Mars and the Moon doing experiments, exploration, and generally being awesome.
Yeah! That thing looks like it could convert 240 volts AC to 120 volts AC! I wonder if it has an iron core...
Did anyone else notice that it almost fell off the table at the end?
Maybe they should give it some sensors or AI before letting it loose.
These human hating robots can have fun on their robot reservations. We're not going to honor those bogus treaties anyway.
Optimus Prime? He's Jewish?
I've had tons of transformers for decades and they've all seemed real enough to me. Whether they've been in "wall wart" form or the internal transformers in my electronic equipment. What's the big deal here? Are you telling me that transformers have up until now been figments of my imagination?
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Where's the original website? Blogs linking to blogs linking to blogs gets real old real fast.
This is one of the funniest things I have read in a while.
Well done!
Stupid Japanese dumping billions into developing robotics skills instead of where the real money is, suing the hell out of the Salvation Army because they dared say a prayer before giving out hot meals. R&D takes way too long and is way to unsure of a way to get payayaid
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It looks more like a thing with 4 wheels that transforms into a thing with 4 wheels on the end of sticks. The idea with the original transformers was the car was indestinguishable from a normal car and transformed into something that was indisputably a humanoid, but this is only a car because we're told it's a car and a humanoid because we're told it's a humanoid.
With the number of transformer toys successfully designed and sold, it's hard to believe no-one has ever made one work under its own power.
Now there's a TV show slash dotters could get involved with.
A Transformer TV show would make 'Pimp My Ride' look like small change!
On a serious note, well sort of, do you think the next model will come with a built-in MP3 player that only plays Optimus Rhyme?
Surely the universal greeting would have been better
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