poor leonard looks worried....When the hell are the military going to develop ED209 suits? It's already 2011 - we should have been using walking battle tanks 10 years ago....
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theoriginalsteve <this space intentionally left blank>,
Thu 30 Jun 2011, 16:19,
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What about Predator Drones?They're pretty damn scary (and actually functional.)
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JollyJack - a stench from the past,
Thu 30 Jun 2011, 16:21,
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ah, yes, they are, but I want a full walking battletank type thing - ATAT, Scoutwalker, Gundam or MetalGear - anything like one of those would do!And anyway, if there is one thing I have learned from the movies, it's that two drones can be taken out by a tank that is in freefall after falling out of a plane and a bit of careful aiming.
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Thu 30 Jun 2011, 16:28,
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That scene is one of the coolest things I've seen in cinema for years.:D
( JollyJack - a stench from the past,
Thu 30 Jun 2011, 16:29,
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The US military have had HULC and SARCOS, (among other exo-skeletons), up and running for some time. The problem is they're too expensive to be given to someone who might just die on the field of battle while wearing it.
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Captain Howdy,
Thu 30 Jun 2011, 16:26,
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thing is, do the current prototypes really offer a serious advantage to the troops? I've yet to see one equipped with a minigun and a shit load of ammo... theoriginalsteve <this space intentionally left blank>,
Thu 30 Jun 2011, 16:41,
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Not reallyThey're all still really bulky and are a long way off being Iron Man.
Which is kind of ironic since one of the big exo skeleton projects was called the "Iron Man" project.
Also, did someone (other than me) say exo suit?
Who's suit is more advanced? Samus Aran or Iron Man?
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Thu 30 Jun 2011, 16:52,
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Which is kind of ironic since one of the big exo skeleton projects was called the "Iron Man" project.
Also, did someone (other than me) say exo suit?
Who's suit is more advanced? Samus Aran or Iron Man?