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America won a mech battle against Japan
Maxwell.:
--- Quote from: Conan on October 19, 2017, 03:43:36 PM ---motors....??? even if it is hydraulics it can be supplemented by motors for faster movement. have you not seen bostondynamics’ stuff? sure, massive robots cant move as fast without a stuffload more power, but it doesnt mean that they’re inevitably clunky. plus battery technology is improving a lot due to the potential demand for when electric cars and automatic driver cars kick off, as well as current demand for mobile industry
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this, plus it doesn't need batteries right now tbh, the IC engine which was powering these mechs already would be effective at driving 3-phase motors for the arms and legs, but batteries would be better
McJob:
--- Quote from: McZealot on October 19, 2017, 02:38:28 PM ---didn't they like... tie?
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No, the first round was simply a demonstration of the original bots and did not count to the final score.
McZealot:
--- Quote from: RedGajin on October 19, 2017, 03:00:29 PM ---you realize the whole things scripted right? this is more like wwe, not robot ufc
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except my point is still a problem. if it's scripted then it's stuffty writing because it just kinda left me irritated on behalf of the japanese team. if it's unscripted it's also annoying that they acted like america won it fair and square.
Tayasaurus:
--- Quote from: hillkill on October 19, 2017, 01:53:13 AM ---robots are forever going to be controlled by hydraulics and therefore are forever clunky, imo
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https://imgur.com/gallery/OwUcj
Electrically actuated artificial muscle!!
MicroEDGE:
--- Quote from: Alkatjo on October 18, 2017, 04:32:42 PM ---I only see this as a test bed for things to come. Every day the field of hydraulics and robotics advances in some new way. Artificial limbs are finally starting to lose some of that "clunky" feeling to them, becoming smoother and quicker to muscle response. I wouldn't be surprised if in the next 20 years we'd have something akin to the movie Real Steel.
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