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> 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/definitio
by 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.