T-800- can we build one?

ClaysGhost · Post by **ClaysGhost** » 2003-08-04 05:02am

I think the biggest problems are the power supply, followed by the CPU.

His Divine Shadow · Post by **His Divine Shadow** » 2003-08-04 05:23am

ClaysGhost wrote:I think the biggest problems are the power supply, followed by the CPU.

Still, would you agree in my(and AV's) conclusion that the design is sound, assuming one could overcome certain minituraziation issues and such?

FTeik · Post by **FTeik** » 2003-08-04 06:00pm

Wouldn´t a wide variety of (more simple) drones be better, than droids, that copy humans?

The drones might be only useful for a limited number of missions each, but if their abilities can be combined, they should be able to do the job better.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2003-08-04 06:05pm

We could make a replica skeleton out of metal, if there was a way we could make it move itself too, sure it'd work.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-08-04 06:39pm

We can't even build humanoid robots that can walk across a room. There's no way we could build a T-800 at all, let alone economically.

Post by **Beowulf** » 2003-08-05 06:07am

RedImperator wrote:We can't even build humanoid robots that can walk across a room. There's no way we could build a T-800 at all, let alone economically.

*Points to Honda's ASIMO*

We can make a humanoid robot that can walk across a room.

ClaysGhost · Post by **ClaysGhost** » 2003-08-06 10:28am

His Divine Shadow wrote:
ClaysGhost wrote:I think the biggest problems are the power supply, followed by the CPU.
Still, would you agree in my(and AV's) conclusion that the design is sound, assuming one could overcome certain minituraziation issues and such?

I doubt that a power supply will become available any time soon that would permit terminator, or even human-like performance. Batteries can barely run laptops for a few hours. And the CPU is obviously a nightmare.

As for the mechanical chassis... I'm not an engineer. But it seems to me that something like that chassis, imitating a human, requires lots of moving parts. More moving parts leads to unreliability, and unreliability is something that you don't want in a weapon. Of course, humans have lots of moving parts, but humans can maintain themselves against wear and tear to an extent. No welding kit required.