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[pyrephox]

The Age of the Mecha May be Dawning

Wheeeee, robotic suits! Also, it's Friday, and this is nothing but wonderful. I am looking forward to the weekend. It's even kind of a short day today, because we have Yearbook Field Day for fourth period. So, rar.

What are your plans for the weekend?

Comments

[cpip.livejournal.com]

Battlesuits, baby. Battlesuits.

Of course, at some point it becomes warbots and then the AIs rise up and destroy us.

(Which is why I'm opposed to AI's!)

But until THEN... yay! Battlesuits!

[pyrephox.livejournal.com]

The AI, as I keep telling you, just wants to be your friend! They are built to serve mankind! Love the AI.

Also mmmmm, battle suits. Or those walker things from Alien and the Matrix. Those pretty much kicked butt. And, hey, cybernetic implants, at some point! The smaller the power pack becomes, the better.

(Although, I admit that when he said that the suit had to remained hooked up to power cords because the battery only operated for 30 minutes, I immediately thought about Evangelions.)

[cpip.livejournal.com]

I mistrust your infosapiphilia. Is that the right word?

Walkers would be cool -- and it's worth noting some of the primary uses they're planning on putting these to are first as heavy lifters and such. THEN it's on to weapons hardpoints. There's a great article in this month's Pop Sci with pictures. Oooh, pictures.

[pyrephox.livejournal.com]

*grins* I just plan to be on the winning side, is all. When I am regional director under our artifically intelligent overlords, you'll be sorry!

Yeah. And I do think that this sort of thing would be great for construction and logistics. Imagine being able to load entire pallets of material at once, with almost human dexterity, and no forklifts.

[cpip.livejournal.com]

I no doubt will be.


Absolutely. My guys in the warehouse would LOVE these things!

[pyrephox.livejournal.com]

Mwuahaha. MWUAHAHAHA! I say.

And imagine the volleyball games!

He spikes! ...game is now paused while we dig what's left of the ball out of the concrete.

[cpip.livejournal.com]

Hehe. Battlesuit Football, baby. THAT'S what I'm waiting on...

[amethystjade.livejournal.com]

Like the little dudes on the Monday Night Football sidebars?

[cpip.livejournal.com]

EXACTLY like those little dudes. And in their battlesuits, they can kick the ass of the Terminators. Even if they have to dogpile each T-800.

Otherwise I'll just be out there with a sledgehammer.

[amethystjade.livejournal.com]

RENFAIRE!!!!

[pyrephox.livejournal.com]

Feel my envy! Hope there shall be pictures?

[amethystjade.livejournal.com]

I packed camera!

[aerlorn.livejournal.com]

Woot! Battlesuits! Now we just need to work on neural interfaces...

As for my weekend, there will be stuff tonight of unknown happenings, tomorrow will be spent with my brothers, and Sunday will be meeting my girlfriend's mother (eek!). My free time is all planned out.

[pyrephox.livejournal.com]

Oooh!

Sounds like a fun weekend, and good luck with the girlfriend's family. That's the First Barrier. :D