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2004-11-19 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Steve 2004-11-19 11:38:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [11134 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Robot Wars comes of age......

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-11-19 11:59:58 AM|| 2004-11-19 11:59:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Robots like this have a great future. A larger robot might generate copious amounts of tear gas, while traveling through a building smashing down doors. Another might create a skin-pain-inducing 50' microwave bubble about it, that would clear out an enemy position. Currently, the military are working on "swarming" mini-robots where hundreds might fly through a cave or a building doing all sorts of things.

Posted by Anonymoose 2004-11-19 12:06:18 PM|| 2004-11-19 12:06:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 If I recall correctly, the "flip over" design is an old one, having been implemented as a toy available from Walmart at $49.95 plus tax. I DISTINCTLY recall buying the boys a couple several Christmases back. I was damned impressed with its stability.

Damn, we take a toy design that gave our children pleasure, and turn it into a platform that protects their fathers while they're liberating a country on the other side of the world. Is this a great country, or what?

Posted by Ptah 2004-11-19 12:11:30 PM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2004-11-19 12:11:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I took a look at the dimensions: guess what? EXACTLY the same as the toy I recalled.

Posted by Ptah 2004-11-19 12:12:14 PM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2004-11-19 12:12:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Anybody remember Robin Williams in TOYS????

"Send in the Tommy Tanks and the Hurly Burly Helicopters!!"

Posted by Jame Retief 2004-11-19 3:37:47 PM|| 2004-11-19 3:37:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 I can assure you that there are some very lethal UGV's not too much bigger than the Dragon Runner that will see action in Iraq before long. I can say no more.

Posted by Remoteman 2004-11-19 3:47:03 PM|| 2004-11-19 3:47:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 UGV = ? unmanned guided vehicle?

Posted by lex 2004-11-19 3:50:40 PM|| 2004-11-19 3:50:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Most likely, UGV means unmanned ground vehicle. Like UAV means Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.

Posted by Crereper Cromble7921 2004-11-19 4:21:46 PM|| 2004-11-19 4:21:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 The Poulan 42 must be guided by a human.

Posted by Shipman 2004-11-19 5:07:59 PM|| 2004-11-19 5:07:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Just draft the droids from the Robot Wars tv shows. Do they Jihadis really want to go up againt an armored robot with 16 inch kill saws and flame throwers or the Nut-lopper 3000?

Posted by ed 2004-11-19 5:13:45 PM|| 2004-11-19 5:13:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Yet another weapon from the video game generation. Soon they will have online operation so that for a small fee we can all do our part in the WoT and pick off a couple Jihadi's with a couple mouse clicks.

Posted by J 2004-11-19 5:17:47 PM|| 2004-11-19 5:17:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#12

"Soon they will have online operation so that for a small fee we can all do our part in the WoT and pick off a couple Jihadi's with a couple mouse clicks."Might even pay for the campaign ;-). Think of all the people who've paid $50/ea for Half Life 2!

Posted by Old Grouch 2004-11-19 7:13:04 PM|| 2004-11-19 7:13:04 PM|| Front Page Top

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