seeder Posted December 19, 2016 #1 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Quote 4-meter tall manned robot learns to walk and move hands Video of a walking manned robot, undergoing work-in-progress motion tests in South Korea, has emerged online. The machine can be seen tested to move hands and take steps, repeating operator’s actions. The Seoul-based Korea Future Technology company has conducted walking tests for the 4 meter tall, 1.5 ton robot. The machine, resembling those appearing in the Avatar movie, is controlled by a pilot, sitting inside, and repeats his actions. https://www.rt.com/viral/370692-manned-robot-south-korea/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorvir Posted December 19, 2016 #2 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Avatar? Does that mean this thing and earthbend, or firebend? That would be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted December 19, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Its very impressive. BUT...lets not lose sight of the fact it needs POWER! Fine when its plugged in...but can you imagine the size of its battery pack, if it has one? Battery power is so far the limiting factor on all robots.... and even Duracell cant solve that one. What could power it for any length of time I wonder? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Grey Posted December 19, 2016 #4 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Japan VS USA VS South Korea I want to see some giant robots go to war 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted December 19, 2016 #5 Share Posted December 19, 2016 1 hour ago, seeder said: Its very impressive. BUT...lets not lose sight of the fact it needs POWER! Fine when its plugged in...but can you imagine the size of its battery pack, if it has one? Battery power is so far the limiting factor on all robots.... and even Duracell cant solve that one. What could power it for any length of time I wonder? In Sci-Fi books it's normally fusion of some sort. Maybe they could put pinwheels on it's shoulders and use wind? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redefining Success Posted December 19, 2016 #6 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Why haven't they gone with the power loaded from aliens? That's sacrilege. Perhaps a dodgem car/dalek power system could be adopted? Fine when carrying out tasks and internal battery pack when "off grid" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsec Posted December 19, 2016 #7 Share Posted December 19, 2016 That is so fricking super awesome! After the first seconds of teenage pant wetting, I'm kind of curious about its real world application. I mean, that's cool that it has a person inside, but is it really necessary with our current technology? The operator could sit (or stand) in a nearby room and the results would still be the same (like shown in the video), without adding unnecessary weight to the system (not only the operator's weight, but all the safety systems they have to add in place, door system, seat, etc.). Further, how do they control legs movement? The guy looked seated, so unless it works like an air bike, I fail to see the control system. 2 hours ago, seeder said: Its very impressive. BUT...lets not lose sight of the fact it needs POWER! Fine when its plugged in...but can you imagine the size of its battery pack, if it has one? Battery power is so far the limiting factor on all robots.... and even Duracell cant solve that one. What could power it for any length of time I wonder? Very true. Maybe that's why they have a person inside: he works both as operator and human battery! Only downside is that operators turnover will be quite high. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted December 19, 2016 #8 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Soft looks like a taller version of an attack drone from Robocop. I can't think of the name right now. But until it has it's own self-contained power source, it will be of limited use. Might be good in construction. @ and then - If Hillary had anything to do with it, she would have outfitted it with solar panela and windmills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted December 20, 2016 #9 Share Posted December 20, 2016 If it has a pilot, then technically isn't it a vehicle? I thought the definition of robot meant it was remotely controlled, or autonomous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted December 20, 2016 Author #10 Share Posted December 20, 2016 16 minutes ago, DieChecker said: If it has a pilot, then technically isn't it a vehicle? I thought the definition of robot meant it was remotely controlled, or autonomous. drones have pilots, tho not on-board... but yes I see what youre getting at, really, this one is an exoskeleton robot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted December 20, 2016 #11 Share Posted December 20, 2016 38 minutes ago, seeder said: drones have pilots, tho not on-board... but yes I see what youre getting at, really, this one is an exoskeleton robot I think the population has come to accept the word being used for humanoid vehicles due to Saturday Morning Cartoons calling everything humanoid a robot. I suppose if this vehicle has semi-autonomous abilities, like it can stand up on it own, then it could be classified as a robot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaded1 Posted December 21, 2016 #12 Share Posted December 21, 2016 On 19/12/2016 at 7:38 PM, paperdyer said: Soft looks like a taller version of an attack drone from Robocop. I can't think of the name right now. But until it has it's own self-contained power source, it will be of limited use. Might be good in construction. @ and then - If Hillary had anything to do with it, she would have outfitted it with solar panela and windmills. You're thinking of the ED 209 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9l9wxGFl4k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brlesq1 Posted December 23, 2016 #13 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Pretty cool. Maybe they could put it to work stacking boxes at the supermarket... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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