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Japan v. USA giant mech battle

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7/9/2015 2:10:20 PMUSrankkaen before revert after revert
7/9/2015 2:09:47 PMUSrankkaen before revert after revert
7/9/2015 1:59:07 PMUSrankkaen before revert after revert
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1 Kuratas already has a "master/slave" remote interface. Mk II could be outfitted with one, assuming the propulsion isn't tethered to the physical controls in some ridiculous way. (Side note: the vast majority of modern robots have [b]only[/b] remote interfaces, so MegaBots' failure to include one in the first pass is a smell that they are more gear heads than roboticists). 1 Kuratas already has a "master/slave" remote interface. Mk II could be outfitted with one, assuming the propulsion isn't tethered to the physical controls in some ridiculous way. (Side note: the vast majority of modern robots have [b]only[/b] remote interfaces, so MegaBots' failure to include one in the first pass is a smell that they are more gear heads than roboticists).
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3 It sounds like Kurata's creators ( SHI) want real-deal melee combat, complete with probable damage to the robots. That's another layer of the genius: Kuratas was designed for production. They plan to sell these things to rich people ( 1. 4 million USD) , so this isn't the only giant fighting robot they planned to make. MegaBots, on the other hand, appears to have just this one, and is building them as a POC for their own grand scheme -- which has always been a large-scale robotic combat league. But they didn't really design this with mass production in mind, so their one robot is probably more dear to them than SHI's. I think MegaBots is likely to back out if SHI won't budge on the physical melee combat idea -- they can't really afford to lose the Mk II, and the paintball fight is their actual goal. They're trying to jump start their league with this stunt. 3 It sounds like Kuratas' creators ( SHI) want real-deal melee combat, complete with probable damage to the robots. That's another layer of the genius: Kuratas was designed for production. They plan to sell these things to rich people ( 1. 4 million USD) , so this isn't the only giant fighting robot they planned to make. MegaBots, on the other hand, appears to have just this one, and is building them as a POC for their own grand scheme -- which has always been a large-scale robotic combat league. But they didn't really design this with mass production in mind, so their one robot is probably more dear to them than SHI's. I think MegaBots is likely to back out if SHI won't budge on the physical melee combat idea -- they can't really afford to lose the Mk II, and the paintball fight is their actual goal. They're trying to jump start their league with this stunt.