Hacker Preparing Kinect-Controlled Robot Army
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Delusibeta said:
IMAGINAAATTIIIOOOONNNNN!!!!
OT This does seem really cool, it was not two days ago I read about the kinect hacker who allowed the kinect to take pictures of him and make statues of the picture in the game. Imagine the hacks ten years down the line.
You say that now but when they become self-aware we'll all be for the wood chipper.josemlopes said:
It'd be a hell of news broadcast though...Nikolaz72 said:
in that caseRationalization said:
GIANT ROBOT CRABS
GIANT ENEMY ROBOT CRABS
you know, like in ancient Japan
I got to give them a big thumb up for using a Mobile Suit from the Gundam series (MSM-07S Z'Gok Commander Type). I am getting a feeling we will see a remote controll militery robot soon in the future (I can't think of a montion control robot from a shows or film etc).
Am I the only one wondering exactly why so many of these people have expensive equipment, software, computers and bloody robots but so very few of them can be bothered buying a decent camcorder.
Sorry to burst your bubble guys but imagine trying to stand up in a mech. Walking is a jerky motion so when the mech steps forward, it will knock you off balance. Your unbalanced motions will be read by the mech as movement and before you know it you'll be tits over arse on the ground.Wereduck said:
Damn, ninja'd! =/VanityGirl said:
But yes, it really does look suspiciously similar to Char's Z'Gok:
Oh well, I guess that is as good of an excuse as any to listen to this song
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Epic. I give it two months before human controlled mini-robot battles becomes a new gambling sport. Just strap some wheels onto their feet (well, depending on how big the arena is and how much space they give the people, I guess you might be able to walk around normally) and a pellet gun for ranged attacks, and you're good to go. Hell, I would watch it.
If it can do the Thriller dance... I'm going to shell out the money and sell out my beliefs just for this.alimination602 said:
Thank GOD for glowing orange weak spots. Everyone, quick! We need that massive damage!teh_Canape said:
I don't think the Z'Gok was a Gundam, just a Mobile Suit, but that's just me being nerdy. However, this does give rise to one theory that Bill Gates may secretly be Char, so that kinda gets my head scrambling.Skullkid4187 said:
OT: Regardless of origin of this, this it quite a feat. If they make the bot a bit bigger, and have the capacity to keep it sterilized, with the right equipment, you can actually do some decent surgery on even the most immune-deficient people. If not, then "I, for one, hail our new robot overlords", or any other lines of that type of thing.
SkyNet seems to get closer and closer everyday.
Damnit people, has James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger taught us nothing about the potential future ofTerminators enslaving us all helpful skeletal shaped robots wanting more over time?!
Damnit people, has James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger taught us nothing about the potential future of
That's an interesting point you make but it's moot - the operator would always have to wear some sort of bungee-harness or they'd hit the wall of the cockpit as soon as they take a step. Besides, motion-capture control isn't just a shortcut around the bipedal-locomotion problem, it's also an opportunity to engage in robot-fu. You can't execute roundhouse kicks in your 30-foot mecha if you're worried about banging your head on a wall, therefore it's a foregone conclusion that the operator has to be suspended either in a harness or an oxygenated fluid. I personally hate the oxygenated fluid idea but it would probably provide some protection from impact so I'll leave that issue to the engineers.Dangerbean said:
Honestly, haven't you spent any sleepless nights contemplating this?
