Sirs, our dreadnoughts have arrived

[Defenestratus]

http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/30/3201328/kuratas-suidobashi-mech-robot-japan

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

QUICK! GET ME ALL OF THE MONEY EVER! I WANT 50!
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[DrLove42]

BB Minigun? Shoots fireworks?

I want one!

[Wildeybeast]

Bah, who wants a mech on wheels? That thing will fall over the second it hits bumpy ground. And combat in an urban environment is a no go - stairs anyone?

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

The Daleks managed to get over their problem with stairs. :p

[Wildeybeast]

Yeah by flying. So until they develop flying mechs, or at least proper walkers with balance, I'm not interested.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

It's still awesome!
It's really hard to get human motion right on robots and walkers, I think that this promises big things though.

[SotonShades]

Meh, I'll wait for the walking version. Good start though :P

[Black Hydra]

1.35 million dollars?! :eek:

[Wildcard]

We almost have imperium of man, consisting of the following provinces:

USA: Power Armors
Germany: High tech weaponry
Israel: Kinda priests of mars. Speak funny gibberish language that no-one understands, yet produces tech wonders for military applications.
Japan: TDAs
China & Russia: Unlimited manpower for the grinder
Europe: Fusion tech to power our fleets and needs

North Korea: All this and everything else in their small labs :D

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

We almost have imperium of man, consisting of the following provinces:

USA: Power Armors
Germany: High tech weaponry
Israel: Kinda priests of mars. Speak funny gibberish language that no-one understands, yet produces tech wonders for military applications.
Japan: TDAs
China & Russia: Unlimited manpower for the grinder
Europe: Fusion tech to power our fleets and needs

North Korea: All this and everything else in their small labs :D

Cheers for the shout-out, but I'm not Japanese. :p

[Mr Mystery]

I'llsee your Girly impractical mech, and raise you a Challenger Tank. Well, I say raise. I mean ram.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

What about a Challenger on legs?

http://www.monkey7.se/miniatures/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/mindre_P1130437.jpg

[Mr Mystery]

What? Tripsy McPointless? Stick to treads, they're practical

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

So if that robot had treads you'd be happy?

[Defenestratus]

The article indicates that they're working on a "walking" model.

I'd imagine that it will be difficult to get to work on such a big scale - but robots have been "walking" now for a while.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZzLAsHiGHU&feature=player_detailpage#t=96s

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Not quite as fluent as we need them to be though.

[ragnarcissist]

UK: eldar equivalent, dying empire and has been both allies and enemies to everyone....

[Wildcard]

I'llsee your Girly impractical mech, and raise you a Challenger Tank. Well, I say raise. I mean ram.

For the moment, aye. But keep in mind that tech and tanks have been around for almost 100- years now, while the non-military funded / researched / produced mechs have been around for only a decade.

Give mechs a 100y and they will be viable fighting platforms :)

[redeyesez8]

it looks like a Sentinel more than dreadnaught to me