Skyviper 1,101 Posted December 28, 2016 We won't have to wait much longer for our Robotech future. South Korean robotics manufacturer Hankook Mirae Technology debuted its first prototype piloted mech over the weekend. Say hello to the Method-2. It stands 13-feet tall, weighs 1.3 tons and wields a pair of 286-pound, motion-tracking metal arms. "Our robot is the world's first manned bipedal robot and is built to work in extreme hazardous areas where humans cannot go (unprotected)," company chairman, Yang Jin-Ho, said in a prepared statement. The company has spent upwards of $200 million since 2014 to develop the mech with the help of Hollywood SFX designer, Vitaly Bulgarov, whose credits include Transformers, Robocop and Terminator. The Method-2 itself likely won't be employed in the field anytime soon. Instead, the giant machine will serve as a testbed for emerging mech technologies. Future iterations, however, could find use in everything from construction and cargo loading to military and SAR operations. I think this is interesting because as a person who enjoys all things mech. This is awesome. Also I'm wondering how long it might be until this thing and other pieces of equipment are militarized. If this thing improves. I can see mech warfare actually taking off. I'll be collecting donations for my Atlas, MadCat, and Bushwacker units. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silberpfeil 356 Posted December 29, 2016 Nice, but I'm still holding out hope for the Cherry2000 model. IIRC, the original movie was based on events in 2017, so we shouldn't have long to wait! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyviper 1,101 Posted December 29, 2016 Isn't it interesting how people who pay attention can write futures that come really close to what happened? I remember when I was fifteen years old I'd penned a little story (that will never see the light of day) about some events in the future. And fifteen years later, here we are. We got another fifteen years (if then) before another thing will happen. I'm almost sure it might happen too considering how society is changing. No I don't think I can see the future or anything like that. I just see certain patterns (if I care to pay attention) evolve. But then again so can almost everyone else right? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
