70 ft car juggling robot

[24901miles]

Former NASA Engineer Dan Granett wants to build a 70 ft tall VWBug-juggling robot named the BugJuggler.

No joke. Here's the link. He's serious about it and he's courting investors.

The only way to describe this is like… this control interface, connected to these hydraulic actuators, and Gundam.

Here's a video.

[megagrounderx]

why did I misread this as 20ft juggalo robot

[generalwinter]

Pretty cool, will have to check it out if it ever comes to fruition.

[NeonSpider]

At 6/30/14 10:06 PM, megagrounderx wrote: why did I misread this as 20ft juggalo robot

It needs face paint for that.

[Shade]

Wait until that thing gains sentience, then you won't think it's so cool.

I warned you, but noooooooo you wouldn't listen.

[KatMaestro]

CUT THE FUNDING!

[starrykid]

At 6/30/14 09:57 PM, 24901miles wrote: Former NASA Engineer Dan Granett wants to build a 70 ft tall VWBug-juggling robot named the BugJuggler.

No joke. Here's the link. He's serious about it and he's courting investors.

The only way to describe this is like… this control interface, connected to these hydraulic actuators, and Gundam.

Here's a video.

that's pretty intense. there's so many different things that come into play with that thing. In all seriousness though, that's a step further to a Jaeger from Pacific Rim. Goodbye Kaijus!

[24901miles]

At 6/30/14 11:28 PM, KatMaestro wrote: CUT THE FUNDING!

Funding for what?

This? He doesn't have any/much funding yet AFAIK. He's still trying to get enthusiastic financiers or hydraulics manufacturers on board.

So far all he has is a pending patent, press releases, a website, and CGI videos to demo the concept

[NeonSpider]

At 6/30/14 11:47 PM, 24901miles wrote: So far all he has is a pending patent, press releases, a website, and CGI videos to demo the concept

Pending patent? Ugh.

See? This is exactly what is wrong with the patent system. Well, one of the things wrong with it. Used to be you had to have an actual working functional prototype before you could get a patent for it. I guess now you can get a patent when it hasn't even been created yet. (So many more problems with the patent system than just this though)

[Loki]

please, someone confirm this guy was fired from nasa for being nuts

[EyeLovePoozy]

At 6/30/14 11:28 PM, KatMaestro wrote: CUT THE FUNDING!

Fuck that noise, double down on the funding is what I say.

Gigantic car juggling robot? GENIUS!!! Someone give that man a medal!

[24901miles]

Why is Poozy the only motherfucker here who knows what's up?!

[SadisticAphid60]

I'll pay millions when you come up with the idea for a robot that can fight.

[24901miles]

At 7/2/14 11:44 PM, SadisticAphid60 wrote: I'll pay millions when you come up with the idea for a robot that can fight.

I paid my government to build giant robots that can fight. The pilot wears all sorts of biometrics systems to prevent fatigue and G-stress during high acceleration complex maneuvers. He also has the option of focusing on the environment, objects of interest, competing robots, or any part of his own robot in full 360°^2. We call it the Lockheed Martin F-35.

[Piggler]

This actually makes me kind of pissed because of how ridiculously stupid and expensive it is.

You could've just said that you wanted a 70ft robot and nobody would've thought you were stupid, but instead you give it the singular arbitrary purpose of juggling cars? Really? You have the technology to command a metal behemoth and you limit it to juggling cars for a minute of cheap entertainment?

[Jester]

Talk about following your dreams