Real life Metal Gear

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww

Its even supposedly being funded by DARPA.

This thing is freaking amazing, I want one! Watch it when it gets kicked, it balances itself and keeps walking.h:

And I thought Asimo was a breakthrough...

 

Yea I seen an early video of this some time ago.

Not sure why but that things just freaks me out...

 

After watching this video I'd not be surprised anymore to see a Terminator on the streets that was sent back in time...

 

Needs a ? or ! to pop up over it's "head" when kicked :lol:

 

i feel that... this one of the creepiest videos i've ever seen. it's not alive, but it moves like it is... i don't know, i'm probably just weird or something but it's movement combined with that buzzing... *shudders*

 

I think I know what it is. Reminds me of something from Silent Hill :-/.

 

Same here, really creepy..looks like it's a living creature in it's movements

 

It seems that this is a job for Snake


But seriously, this thing is a bit creepy.

 

Cool vid but I was freaked out a bit too.

Piss funny when it hits the ice!

 

I agree, freaky as hell but very cool at the same time :nod:

Yakumo

 

DARPA is also funding an autonomous vehicle.

 

I guess I'm the only one who wasn't freaked out by the video...

But the idea of this thing being used as a replacement for real attack Dogs and the fact that it can be mass produced and possibly use a weapon or two kinda scares me.

 

I think gizmodo had an article on this some months ago...

Anyway, it is kinda strange, like the metal gears from MGS4 that combine mechanical and organic parts (you could swear those are dog legs attached to a mechanical system).

The buzzing sounds is familiar to me, like one of those small pneumatic compressors. I bet they are using one of those with a complex array of pumps to get the legs to move like that.

In that case I doubt it can be mass produced, since such complex systems are both expensive and difficult to make.

 

it's clearly a fake. They have little skinny people inside. Very Skinny.

 

That is very cool, robotics are coming along nicely these days. The bit when it was kicked was funny, but when it was stabalising itself on the ice it was just plain freaky, looks so much like a real animal (Though a drunk one).

I think if I saw that climbing over a load of bricks in a dark alley with that buzzing I'd be shit scared.

 

I'm amazed with this thing. I saw a video a long time ago, but this is much improved.

It moves like it has emotion, especially crawling over those cinder blocks, like it's nervous about it's next step.

Very awesome stuff.

 

They need to make it quieter, for military use. That loud buzzing noise gives away your position.

 

Cool and freaky at the same time. It just seems like it's alive!

 

what a fucking annoying sound...

 

Bah. It still uses a motor for moving. Blah.