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aodmisery
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 Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 8:14 pm
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thought i read an article somewhere very recently stating the american robot had to be scrapped and started over cause the cockpit kept on getting smashed and the driver wouldnt survive
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AsuraTheDestructor
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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 8:46 pm
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| aodmisery wrote: | | thought i read an article somewhere very recently stating the american robot had to be scrapped and started over cause the cockpit kept on getting smashed and the driver wouldnt survive |
Sounds like they fixed it, then.
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Katamori
Joined: 03 Aug 2016
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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 11:56 pm
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If this becomes a sport then I guess I won't be able to say I don't watch sports anymore lol.
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Razor/Edge
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 5:30 am
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| aodmisery wrote: | | thought i read an article somewhere very recently stating the american robot had to be scrapped and started over cause the cockpit kept on getting smashed and the driver wouldnt survive |
This is probably the article you were talking about: http://www.popsci.com/giant-fighting-robot-tests-pilot-safety-features
It sounds like it was just the cockpit that has to be redesigned, not the entire robot.
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meiam
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:34 am
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I'd love for this to work, but realistically the match will probably last only a few second, giant machine are pretty fragile, doubly so when they have squishy human in them.
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ParaChomp
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 2:16 pm
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It's about time, glad it's still a go. Can't wait.
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leafy sea dragon
Joined: 27 Oct 2009
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 1:51 am
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| Katamori wrote: | | If this becomes a sport then I guess I won't be able to say I don't watch sports anymore lol. |
Until then, you can watch BattleBots and/or Robot Wars, both of which have been revived. I love robot combat, and I am also looking forward to this.
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Kadmos1
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 2:06 am
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This is the type of sport I would watch on ESPN.
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Snomaster1
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 10:26 pm
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This is going to be interesting. If I were doing this,the giant robot would be named Lancelot or Gawain. The Japanese side would probably name theirs Masamune or Kusanagi or something like that. I hope this shows up on TV. It'd probably be great to watch.
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Zin5ki
Joined: 06 Jan 2008
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Location: London, UK
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 2:22 am
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All we need is for some industrious rogue to use these kits to commit robot-related crimes, and the world of Patlabor will finally come to fruition! Police budgets permitting, of course.
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