America's New Droid Army

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2004-12-01 03:25pm

WHEE!

Saw this on POE News...

Post by **Coyote** » 2004-12-01 03:32pm

"Roger-Roger!"

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-12-01 03:40pm

i want one. though one thing. how the fuck do you practically use an automated ambulance? don't you need like. actual people to perform triage and stuff? and actually get the wounded onto it?

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2004-12-01 03:43pm

i want one. though one thing. how the fuck do you practically use an automated ambulance? don't you need like. actual people to perform triage and stuff? and actually get the wounded onto it?

Your fellow Solider's, never is there a time were your the only person within fifty miles(Even Snipers have spotters!

)

Moveover to the point these things are dang useful in urban combat

Old method
Hey wonder if there is anything in that building? Lets blow it up and see/and or march in, blaarg I am dead

New method
Send in another robot!
Cheap in lives expensive in money

Elheru Aran · Post by **Elheru Aran** » 2004-12-01 03:58pm

Pictures for those interested:

L-R: 66mm rockets, M249 or 240 machine gun, 40mm grenades

The robot ambulance

A smaller robot carried by the ambulance, which can go onto a battlefield and drag off wounded soldiers.

All together, I'd say it's not that bad an idea... the ambulance is surprisingly large as well.

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » 2004-12-01 04:07pm

Is the ambulance itself crewed? Or is it a robot as well? And how resistant to enemy fire can we expect these to be?

Post by **NecronLord** » 2004-12-01 05:22pm

It's a MALP!

Nieztchean Uber-Amoeba · Post by **Nieztchean Uber-Amoeba** » 2004-12-01 05:59pm

I read about this in Time.

I want one! I can cosplay a good Nute Gunray!

Boyish-Tigerlilly · Post by **Boyish-Tigerlilly** » 2004-12-01 06:21pm

Well. I hope these save soldier's lives. It seems worth it.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2004-12-01 06:54pm

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2004-12-01 06:54pm

Cpl Kendall wrote:Is the ambulance itself crewed? Or is it a robot as well? And how resistant to enemy fire can we expect these to be?

It's in fact the Autobot Ratchet...

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-12-01 07:28pm

Silly, Gil. Number 5 was defective.

These are the true S.A.I.N.T.S.

I hope they make an A.M.E.E. next...

BlkbrryTheGreat · Post by **BlkbrryTheGreat** » 2004-12-01 07:43pm

I just noticed that the shoulder mounted lasers look a bit like the "barrel" of a NG phaser.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-12-01 08:12pm

BlkbrryTheGreat wrote:I just noticed that the shoulder mounted lasers look a bit like the "barrel" of a NG phaser.

I always thought that too, but ST: TNG wasn't till after '86. The laser effects were similar too and one of the robot arms was in an episode of ST: VOY once.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2004-12-02 12:23am

Cpl Kendall wrote:Is the ambulance itself crewed? Or is it a robot as well? And how resistant to enemy fire can we expect these to be?

Probably no better then proof against 7.62x51mm fire, and probably not the AP version of that round. Protection against anything of larger caliber certainly isn't going to be present; you generally don't find armor against .50cal on vehicles, which don't weight at least ten tons. So basically its like having a very high grade of body armor.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2004-12-02 12:30am

That said, being immune to common 7.62x51 (although I'd think they'd armor against 7.62x54, aren't the rounds very similar in performance?) is quite a good thing. Means you're also safe against most shell fragments.

Do we mix in a little AP ammo with our 7.62x51 belts? More pertinent question, do our enemies?

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-12-02 01:27am

Good technology. But I dont think it could replace normal soldiers unless there are thousands of computer operators running them behind the scenes.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-12-02 01:31am

We just make as many as we can of these things in the event that we all get nuked one day. Then, the drones come out of hiding carrying 25MT nukes each and walk into Moscow like postmen with badnews.

BAM! No more commies.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2004-12-02 02:22am

Weird, these were shown off 2 years ago in E3

No matter,these are very cool, can you imagine a tank line made out of these robots?

GySgt. Hartman · Post by **GySgt. Hartman** » 2004-12-02 03:33am

I can imagine the looks on the soldiers faces when the robots turn around and create a squad full of "friendly fire" chunky salza.
Manufacturer's comment "Oops. An isoloated incident.."

GySgt. Hartman · Post by **GySgt. Hartman** » 2004-12-02 03:38am

the Talon gets its orders to fire from radio signals instead.

I hear AlKaida is recruiting Hackers...

Damaramu · Post by **Damaramu** » 2004-12-02 03:47am

Hey, those robots remind me of the PAC/RATs from GIJOE:

Zed Snardbody · Post by **Zed Snardbody** » 2004-12-02 04:08am

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-12-02 04:26am

Johnny 5 is the coolest "modern" robot ever made. It has tracks. That alone is enough for me to give it points. It's laser also looks cool.

Post by **weemadando** » 2004-12-02 06:53am

I'm sure Shep will recall our conversation regarding battlefield robots:

"A lego kit with a shotgun gaff-taped onto it..."

That is the future of combat. And it looks like the US is on the right track.