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Russia develops "Mech" suits for soldiers
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[quote:First Born Son:MV8zODkyMjYzXzcwMTQwOTc2X0UwNDA5NTND] [quote:Steve41:MV8zODkyMjYzXzcwMTQwOTE0XzU4MTQ1Mzk2] You've got quite some blind spots on this thing, and the legs look like they'd be impossible to field repair. Wouldn't it collapse if one of the legs were damaged? Normally you want your armoured vehicles to have fixable wheels and hugging the ground to avoid getting knocked over. This thing would be having a hell of a time keeping its balance if it came up against heavy weapons: And I don't see those arms capable of operating weapons (Though I could see them replacing the hands with hard points for weapon mounts) Lastly: What mission is this thing meant to more effectively accomplish than existing equipment? [/quote] I agree 100%. It's sci-fi fantasy. MAYBE, just maybe, one day, we will see a mech type robot on the battlefield. But 2 legs is dumb. Why not make it a 8 wheeler with an independant electric motor for each wheel? The cockpit looks like it would likely direct fire INTO the cabin once the sealed bullet resistant glass was breached. Same reason the Hummer went to fiberglass hood vs sheet metal. The hood acted like a focal point sending incoming rounds directly into the cab of the truck. Look at what ISIS build using plate steel and a ford f-150. Now that is innovation. [/quote]
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Russia has unveiled a terrifying 4.5-tonne bulletproof robot that can walk and hold weapons in its giant claws - and looks straight out of sci-fi films like Avatar and Robocop.
The Avatar-style 'bot was revealed by Kalashnikov at the Army 2018 Fair just outside Moscow, as a 'demonstration of what is to come.'
The robot can walk and has space in a cabin for people to sit and operate the robot from inside and can hold and move objects with its claws, including weapons.
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