Hacker Preparing Kinect-Controlled Robot Army

[BlumiereBleck]

ITS A GUNDAM! Char's to be precise!

 

[Magnatek]

ITS A GUNDAM! Char's to be precise!

I don't think the Z'Gok was a Gundam, just a Mobile Suit, but that's just me being nerdy. However, this does give rise to one theory that Bill Gates may secretly be Char, so that kinda gets my head scrambling.

OT: Regardless of origin of this, this it quite a feat. If they make the bot a bit bigger, and have the capacity to keep it sterilized, with the right equipment, you can actually do some decent surgery on even the most immune-deficient people. If not, then "I, for one, hail our new robot overlords", or any other lines of that type of thing.

 

[ShadowsofHope]

SkyNet seems to get closer and closer everyday.

Damnit people, has James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger taught us nothing about the potential future of Terminators enslaving us all helpful skeletal shaped robots wanting more over time?!

 

[Wereduck]

Just make the robot larger...and put the person with the kinect inside of it.

Agreed - this is the holy grail of mecha-pilot interfaces. NERV can take their evangelions' double-yoke control scheme and cram it.

Sorry to burst your bubble guys but imagine trying to stand up in a mech. Walking is a jerky motion so when the mech steps forward, it will knock you off balance. Your unbalanced motions will be read by the mech as movement and before you know it you'll be tits over arse on the ground.

That's an interesting point you make but it's moot - the operator would always have to wear some sort of bungee-harness or they'd hit the wall of the cockpit as soon as they take a step. Besides, motion-capture control isn't just a shortcut around the bipedal-locomotion problem, it's also an opportunity to engage in robot-fu. You can't execute roundhouse kicks in your 30-foot mecha if you're worried about banging your head on a wall, therefore it's a foregone conclusion that the operator has to be suspended either in a harness or an oxygenated fluid. I personally hate the oxygenated fluid idea but it would probably provide some protection from impact so I'll leave that issue to the engineers.

Honestly, haven't you spent any sleepless nights contemplating this?

 

[Manicotti]

No one else thought "Surrogates"? Damn. But this is my new favorite Kinect hack of all time. If you can get it to move its legs without actually moving your own, it could pretty easily do your errands for you.

 

[Disembodied_Dave]

Now if only someone could make a Kinect mod that gives robots jiggly boobs.

 

[Escapefromwhatever]

I'm positive- this hacker has acquired abilities of the Dark Gundam...WITH THE HELP OF KYOJIIIII!

 

[Burst6]

Just make the robot larger...and put the person with the kinect inside of it.

Agreed - this is the holy grail of mecha-pilot interfaces. NERV can take their evangelions' double-yoke control scheme and cram it.

Sorry to burst your bubble guys but imagine trying to stand up in a mech. Walking is a jerky motion so when the mech steps forward, it will knock you off balance. Your unbalanced motions will be read by the mech as movement and before you know it you'll be tits over arse on the ground.

That's an interesting point you make but it's moot - the operator would always have to wear some sort of bungee-harness or they'd hit the wall of the cockpit as soon as they take a step. Besides, motion-capture control isn't just a shortcut around the bipedal-locomotion problem, it's also an opportunity to engage in robot-fu. You can't execute roundhouse kicks in your 30-foot mecha if you're worried about banging your head on a wall, therefore it's a foregone conclusion that the operator has to be suspended either in a harness or an oxygenated fluid. I personally hate the oxygenated fluid idea but it would probably provide some protection from impact so I'll leave that issue to the engineers.

Honestly, haven't you spent any sleepless nights contemplating this?

Or you know a small chamber that's stabilized to always be horizontal. Maybe a magnetic room where the walls and are the same polarity as your suit so you get repelled by magnetic forces and dont hit anything. I dont know much about this stuff so..

Gyroscopes and magnets. fucking magic.

 

[fgdfgdgd]

This would be more impressive if they made it dance the Charlston...

 

[Numb1lp]

I can't wait until these start fighting in Tokyo.

 

[RA92]

That's an interesting point you make but it's moot - the operator would always have to wear some sort of bungee-harness or they'd hit the wall of the cockpit as soon as they take a step. Besides, motion-capture control isn't just a shortcut around the bipedal-locomotion problem, it's also an opportunity to engage in robot-fu. You can't execute roundhouse kicks in your 30-foot mecha if you're worried about banging your head on a wall, therefore it's a foregone conclusion that the operator has to be suspended either in a harness or an oxygenated fluid. I personally hate the oxygenated fluid idea but it would probably provide some protection from impact so I'll leave that issue to the engineers.

Honestly, haven't you spent any sleepless nights contemplating this?

You know, I always love it when people put in talks about dynamic physics and 'robot-fu' in the same sentence - that usually yields rather awesome results.

 

[F-I-D-O]

Am I the only one who thinks that new-gen robot-battle tournaments are not so far away now?

That would be awesome

I remember an old show where people designed combat robots that fought each other. Sadly it was canceled. They were little more than tables with wheels at their core, but then people added spinning blades, arms to flip opponents, etc.
But yes, robot fights with control like this could be cool. We're one step closer to real life MechWarrior/S.L.A.I! This is amazing! Wait...
*hides in bunker to wait out inevitable war between gigantic robots with WMD.

 

[Steam Colossus]

Am I the only one who thinks that new-gen robot-battle tournaments are not so far away now?

This is what I want! I hope I'm not the only one that thinks this would be amazing.

 

[Rawle Lucas]

Epic. I give it two months before human controlled mini-robot battles becomes a new gambling sport. Just strap some wheels onto their feet (well, depending on how big the arena is and how much space they give the people, I guess you might be able to walk around normally) and a pellet gun for ranged attacks, and you're good to go. Hell, I would watch it.

You mean like Angelic Layer? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelic_Layer]

Now that I think about it, that comic seemed oddly prescient.

EDIT: I had typed "Anglic Layer" earlier. Robotic representations of ancient Saxon warriors fighting each other?

 

[alimination602]

Can it do YMCA?

If it can do the Thriller dance... I'm going to shell out the money and sell out my beliefs just for this.

we will need our own army of Eye-toy controlled robots for this

The robot wouldn't be able to move forward = /

in that case

GIANT ROBOT CRABS

GIANT ENEMY ROBOT CRABS

you know, like in ancient Japan

Thank GOD for glowing orange weak spots. Everyone, quick! We need that massive damage!

Or better yet we could program it to do the chicken dance! I've seen a SWAT team do it, i want to see Robots doing it!

 

[PoweD]

Can it jump?

 

[Something Amyss]

Can it do YMCA?

in binary, no less.

Hmmm...Rafting or world domination...Tough choice.

 

[Felgy76]

My very first thought was of Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots:The Movie.

 

[Hooded.Gamer]

"No one would ever want to use this for evil right?"
XD if I may quote Lex Luthor here: "WROOOOOOONNNNG!!!"