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Old 2008-02-26, 22:46   Link #36
oompa loompa
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Originally Posted by LoweGear View Post
Despite being a most ardent fan of mecha, even I think that IRL mecha as portrayed in Gundam, Eva, Macross or the like are impractical at best.

Of course, that's not preventing us from actually having humanoid fighting machines, just not the 10-meter+ tall type. In many areas, the humanoid shape is still the the most efficient at multi-tasking at our size level.

Like this example of a military powered exoskeleton being developed right now:

SARCOS Powered Exoskeleton
i agree.. this is a very real possibility in my opinion. perhaps not even for military use, but surely there are a lot of benefits in creating an effective exoskeleton?
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