"Never fear, soldier, the teddy bear is on its way!" Topic
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Parzival | 29 Mar 2012 10:53 a.m. PST |
link Well, I hadn't heard of that one. And I'm not all that certain a wierd plastic teddy bear face is all that reassuring on the battlefield, unless you already know this thing is going to carry you out of harm's way. Otherwise it looks like a demented cross between a Terminator and one of those mangled monstrosity's from Sid's house in Toy Story. Still, impressive bit of tech if they ever get a truly operational one completed. Could save a lot of lives. (Any body besides me think it's a little creepy that the company name is "Vecna"? If they offer you a cybernetic eye, ask about the side effects! ) |
kyoteblue | 29 Mar 2012 11:02 a.m. PST |
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Ditto Tango 2 3 | 29 Mar 2012 11:57 a.m. PST |
Tight doorways and stairs aren't a problem for this Bear. It just crushes the wounded guy to fit him through! Any body besides me think it's a little creepy that the company name is "Vecna"? If they offer you a cybernetic eye, ask about the side effects! From the company's site ( link ): "Founded in 1999 by MIT alumni, Vecna Technologies
" MIT? I'll bet you dollars to doughnuts those guys all played D&D
BTW, The robot already has "manoeuvrable hands"
. TWO of them!!! -- Tim |
napthyme | 29 Mar 2012 12:59 p.m. PST |
oh yeah these guys are definite gamer's. |
Ed Mohrmann | 29 Mar 2012 1:34 p.m. PST |
There was a story about this device on the Science channel, a segment actually, in an hour program on military robots. Interesting. |
The G Dog | 02 Apr 2012 6:42 p.m. PST |
What Tomorrow's War calls a "Care Bear". |
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