Yo, yo! This story on the Mission City Incident comes to us direct from one of our new sources, TheWave:
Mr. Leo,
You speak often of the Mission City Incident. While I agree that the exculpation of Mendelson Robotics is most improper, I cannot help but feel you are focusing on the wrong end of the equation;
-Mecha are demonstrably possible-
So it is not the “rescue robots” whose design the Pentagon has refused to make public that are the real “unexplainable” events of July 2007 is the worldwide communications blackout, or as the incident report calls it “power surge from an unknown energy source.”
As there was very nearly a war that weekend, the Americans seem not to be the source. So what crashes television, radio, satellites and landlines– but leaves local radio intact? This is not a Solar Flare.
That is the real trillion-dollar question.
-TheWave
If the Army dude in this PopSci article can build an effing robot “designed to mimic human movements” in his garage, just IMAGINE what the Pentagon can do!!!!!
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I could use one of those. Seriously. It’d be nice to have some extra strength around.
I’m surprised that the Army hasn’t tried to purchase this. The miltary applications for such technology would be staggering.
I’d be more interested in seeing something smaller and human-sized. I’m aware that the US Army had something in the works, a piece of powered armor that you strapped on and used to assist in the lifting & carrying of heavy loads; with no additional stresses placed on the human ‘pilot’…
Although I must admit, Mr. Owens’ project is definitely a sight to behold. That must have been quite the project! Amazing piece of work!
that thing looks like a piece of crap. my ravage dog chasing his tail could build one. a trans, i mean robot from outer space would kick it’s ass and it would fall apart. REMEMBER WHAT BE BE UMBLE SAID, IF THE ENERGY FROM MISSION CITY MADE THIS ROBOTS AND THEY ARE MADE FROM HUMANS, THEY ARE WEAK AND CAN BE BLOW UP.!!!
That’s nice and all, but does it turn into a truck?
that thing looks like Optimus Prime in the movie transformers revenge of the fallen.