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Title: Sumotori in real life! Post by: eobet on May 11, 2009, 05:06:32 AM Look at what Endgadget posted today:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/10/kondo-bot-battles-rage-in-japan-vision-of-humanitys-imminent-d/ And Sumotori for reference (although it's probably the other way around): http://www.gravitysensation.com/sumotori/ Speaking of which, has anyone heard of any Sumotori developments recently? Title: Re: Sumotori in real life! Post by: kyn on May 11, 2009, 05:15:35 AM Fucking cool :beer:
Title: Re: Sumotori in real life! Post by: Gnarf on May 11, 2009, 10:13:22 AM Those are awesome. I like robots now.
I hope we just decide that that's good enough and start having human-size servant robots in every home that walk around like that and fall over all the time. Title: Re: Sumotori in real life! Post by: Zest on May 11, 2009, 12:16:54 PM Robots are always awesome- I can't wait until Japan begins its own robo-gladiator championships!
Title: Re: Sumotori in real life! Post by: Melly on May 11, 2009, 08:21:15 PM And 2 years later we're fighting for our lives in the robot uprising.
Title: Re: Sumotori in real life! Post by: undertech on May 11, 2009, 10:31:01 PM I am going to make a referee robot that is secretly the most advanced fighter in the competition. Oh the drama!
Title: Re: Sumotori in real life! Post by: Xion on May 12, 2009, 01:21:43 AM This is awesome.
Title: Re: Sumotori in real life! Post by: KennEH! on May 12, 2009, 03:53:35 AM That is one of the single most awesome things I have ever seen.
Title: Re: Sumotori in real life! Post by: eobet on May 12, 2009, 06:34:31 AM Feels weird to hijack my own thread, but I had to bring everyone down to earth with this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHJJQ0zNNOM The horror starts at about 35 second in, imo. I felt sick when i saw it. In my mind, it's one of the scariest things I've seen in my entire life. Humans will become obsolete one day (if we aren't already, depending on your philosophical views). Title: Re: Sumotori in real life! Post by: undertech on May 12, 2009, 08:26:16 AM No, humans will adapt and outcompete it, after a short and painful learning curve. (See the video response)
Title: Re: Sumotori in real life! Post by: moi on May 12, 2009, 08:28:00 AM Feels weird to hijack my own thread, but I had to bring everyone down to earth with this: THE HORROR IT HAS STARTEDhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHJJQ0zNNOM The horror starts at about 35 second in, imo. I felt sick when i saw it. In my mind, it's one of the scariest things I've seen in my entire life. Humans will become obsolete one day (if we aren't already, depending on your philosophical views). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXJZVZFRFJc&feature=related Title: Re: Sumotori in real life! Post by: Ivan on May 12, 2009, 09:02:25 AM Feels weird to hijack my own thread, but I had to bring everyone down to earth with this: THE HORROR IT HAS STARTEDhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHJJQ0zNNOM The horror starts at about 35 second in, imo. I felt sick when i saw it. In my mind, it's one of the scariest things I've seen in my entire life. Humans will become obsolete one day (if we aren't already, depending on your philosophical views). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXJZVZFRFJc&feature=related Ahahaha, i love that video. Title: Re: Sumotori in real life! Post by: Impossible on May 12, 2009, 10:58:19 AM Uh... slightly old news? Robo-One has been around since 2002. Way before sumotori dreams. That said, one of these days I want to make a proper robo-one game, where you build robots and have them fight it out.
Title: Re: Sumotori in real life! Post by: eobet on May 12, 2009, 12:59:35 PM Uh... slightly old news? Robo-One has been around since 2002. Way before sumotori dreams. That said, one of these days I want to make a proper robo-one game, where you build robots and have them fight it out. That could be really neat. Like one of those robo/tank games where you build or code the movement patterns (AI) of your machine before they battle it out, only with something like the creature creator from Spore... Title: Re: Sumotori in real life! Post by: Melly on May 12, 2009, 03:55:11 PM I'll be the first to better myself with implants. Come, you robotic pigs. I shall show you the pwoer of my bionic arms.
Title: Re: Sumotori in real life! Post by: Impossible on May 13, 2009, 07:28:24 AM That could be really neat. Like one of those robo/tank games where you build or code the movement patterns (AI) of your machine before they battle it out, only with something like the creature creator from Spore... It would be somewhat like a physics based version of Armored Core Formula Front. I think a mix of that game and Sumotori would be the perfect way to describe what I'd like to make. There would be less AI control and more direct control, although there would probably be programming involved in building different control schemes. |