UM-Bot Posted December 27, 2013 #1 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Researchers have developed an ultra-strong robotic muscle that can throw objects 50 times its own weight. In an achievement that could foreshadow the type of superhuman robots seen in movies such as 'The Terminator', scientists have used the transition of vanadium dioxide from an insulator to a conductor to produce a twisting robotic motor that, at the size of a microchip, can throw objects over 50 times its own weight within as little as 60 milliseconds. Read More: http://www.unexplain...or-style-muscle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duchess Gummybuns Posted December 27, 2013 #2 Share Posted December 27, 2013 THE ROBOT UPRISING BEGINS Sorta. Okay, maybe not. I can't think of a pun. Sorry for wasting your reading time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpnuts Posted December 27, 2013 #3 Share Posted December 27, 2013 *Waits for the technophobes to appear* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce fiction Posted December 28, 2013 #4 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Pretty soon we're gonna have ourselves a terminator robot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowSot Posted December 28, 2013 #5 Share Posted December 28, 2013 You say Terminator, I say Iron Man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecoNoir Posted December 28, 2013 #6 Share Posted December 28, 2013 You say Terminator, I say Iron Man. At least until we perfect the "Naked Austrian" upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlyeh Posted December 28, 2013 #7 Share Posted December 28, 2013 I've already got a list of those needing termination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calle Posted December 28, 2013 #8 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Facinating, can't wait for viable applications to be released to the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis914 Posted December 28, 2013 #9 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Be pretty cool if when you use it to throw something it makes that ringing sound that Steve Austin makes... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted December 28, 2013 #10 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Houston Astros have ordered half a dozen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdesert50 Posted December 29, 2013 #11 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Might be wonderful opportunity for those individuals needing prosthetics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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