Posts Tagged ‘Mech’
Can Prosthesis Give An Opponent Power? Yes! About 8,000 Pounds Of It (Video)
February 6, 2018
Prosthesis is an 8,000-pound, 15 foot tall, 18 foot wide, exoskeleton that is completely controlled by a human operator. It’s the world’s first racing “mech” (a class of tech that includes robots or machines controlled by people). Built by Furrion.
I mean. I know it’s tech. But it’s a BEAST, too!
– @ojones1
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Tags: Exoskeleton, Furrion, Mech, prosthesis, racing mech, Tech Insider | 
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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Pilots The ‘Method-2’ Mech (Video)
March 22, 2017
South Korean robotics manufacturer Hankook Mirae Technology debuted its first prototype piloted mech, the Method-2.
Remember that sci-fi-come-to-life robot we posted on here a while back? Well, Jeff Bezos took it for a ride a few days back. And that’s big; as big as the movie monster bot (another demo reel of it above).
Pause: Who’s Jeff Bezos??? Oh, he runs Amazon. That all… BOOM! Like we said, BIG!
Building a movie bot is a project success. Getting rich folks excited about it? The business! Although military contracts would surely be expected to follow, Slate did some digging that revealed that they – maker Hankook Mirae Technology – ain’t ready yet (more here). Disaster relief and cleanup – that seems to be the ceiling for these mega man-driven machines. Not as sexy as a ‘War Machine’ (Marvel), but no small feat. And after the storm, when the help comes, best believe these will be welcomed like some of the hottest things walking!
I just got to pilot an awesome (and huge) robot thanks to Hankook Mirae Technology. Nice! #MARS2017 pic.twitter.com/MvN6ghEYFi
— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) March 20, 2017
Posted in Business, News, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Technology, Videos | Tags: Disaster relief, Disaster-Relief Efforts, Hankook Mirae, Hankook Mirae Technology, Jeff Bezos, Mech, Method-2, Movie Robot, piloted mech, prototype, Robot, robotics | No Comments »
