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I couldn't imagine how the headline could be accurate, and was expecting to be disappointed, but apart from the lack of legs, the mentioned robot surpassed my e
by dane-pgp 5y ago
I couldn't imagine how the headline could be accurate, and was expecting to be disappointed, but apart from the lack of legs, the mentioned robot surpassed my expectations.
A little sad that it seemingly ended up being cannibalized at a Nevada test site, but I suppose that's better than being swallowed up in a Dirac sea while having its S² Engine installed.
- JKCalhoun 5y agoA little misleading: not a robot per se but more of an armed, treaded vehicle that a person can drive around. Also warrior only in the sense that it would be used to service war aircraft — not actually fight soldiers or whatever. Cool as hell though nonetheless. Being behind a foot of leaded glass and sealed in that steel and lead cocoon would creep me out. I mean, what if the hydraulics failed and they were unable to get the hatch open? For the nerd traveller, I highly recommend Experimental Breeder Reactor 1 in Arco, Idaho. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimental_Breeder_Reactor_I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimental_Breeder_Reactor_I In addition to the breeder reactor itself, outside in the parking lot are two remaining experimental nuclear aircraft engines that the robot was to service. http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2017/ph241/morris-s2/ http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2017/ph241/morris-s2/
- kiliancs 5y ago> not a robot per se but more of an armed, treaded vehicle that a person can drive around That's typically what a mecha is. https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/mecha https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/mecha
- hallway_monitor 5y agoMechas always have legs and look humanoid. It's a pretty big stretch calling this thing a mecha.
- dcuthbertson 5y agoOkay, then give it more powerful engines, and weapons in the place of arms, and you have the beginnings of one of Keith Laumer's Bolos.
- jhbadger 5y agoOr one of Steve Jackson's Ogres. Although both Bolos and Ogres were unmanned AI-controlled vehicles.
- ctoth 5y agoNitpick: Bolos weren't unmanned until the Mark XXII. ...And this is why I'm single.
- mcguire 5y agoYou may want to take a look at the Swedish Stridsvagn 103 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stridsvagn_103 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stridsvagn_103): designed for a crew of 2 (a third was later added) where all crew positions can perform all operations.
- riffraff 5y agoI don't think it's true that Mecha always have legs. I'm on mobile and can't look up a better picture, but look for example at the classic tank part of getter robot https://www.ebay.com/itm/164049621190 https://www.ebay.com/itm/164049621190
- slightwinder 5y agoNot really. Mecha is abbreviation for mechanical and generally means all types of mechanical objects. Because anime and japanese movies dominatly use the term for giant robots, western people have the misunderstanding that only those are Mecha. Enforced is this picture probably also because of the Mechs in the Battletech/Mechwarrior-Franchise, because people don't understand the difference between mech and mecha.
- dwighttk 5y agoAlso not atomic powered as I would assume from title
- sandworm101 5y agoIf the hydraulics failed there was a jack in the cabin. And you would never operate this thing alone. A massive support team would be around you to handle such emergencies. You would be towed out of the danger zone quickly.
- prpl 5y agoI have been on a tour to INL and got to check out EBR, ATRC (but not ATR) and some ITER project at the time (2009).
- jrochkind1 5y agoThe "Warrior" part seems inaccurate. More like Mechanic/Engineer Bot, not intended for combat uses, no?
- 1234letshaveatw 5y agoWell, the forklift mech in Aliens was pressed into combat. Never say never...
- jrochkind1 5y agoYeah, but they called it a forklift mech, not a Warrior Mech!
- consumer451 5y ago> More like Mechanic/Engineer Bot, not intended for combat uses, no? Something like this would certainly be helpful at Fukashima, wouldn't it? I am flabbergasted by the apparent lack of serious R&D put into solutions for contaminated sites like that.
- arethuza 5y agoThe only bit of fiction that I have read that mentions atomic powered bombers is Charlie Stross' excellent A Colder War - where they are armed with Project Pluto style missiles and target the Soviet weakly-godlike entity i.e. (a) Cthulhu. Strongly recommended.
- Baeocystin 5y agoLink for the curious: http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/colderwar.htm http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/colderwar.htm It's a fast read. Well worth it, too.
- vangelis 5y agoEh, it had the same unglamorous fate as the robot from Evangelion.
- diskzero 5y agoBefore the pandemic, you could sign up for a tour of the Nevada Test site: https://www.nnss.gov/pages/PublicAffairsOutreach/NNSStours.html https://www.nnss.gov/pages/PublicAffairsOutreach/NNSStours.h... The tour would get you close to the NERVA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NERVA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NERVA) test stand and you could see the train tracks and the diesel switchers that would pull the reactor core in and out of the protective bunker dug into the hillside. Maybe if you looked closely, you might be able to find the chassis, assuming the arms were repurposed. I hope the tours re-open after the pandemic!
- tclancy 5y agoAh, I always liked that ending to Mike Mulligan's Steam Shovel.