We've seen robots
controlled by cellphones before, but nothing quite like the T-34 from
Tmsuk, creator of an amazing variety of bots that range from
whimsical to
menacing. The T-34 falls somewhere in-between, looking decidedly like a purple monster truck that's been granted the ability to trap -- or at least inconvenience -- baddies. A remote operator can get a live feed of what the T-34 is seeing and then fire a large weighted net when the target is in range. As you can see in the video below it does look to be rather challenging for this loafer-wearing mock burglar to extract himself, but once free we're not sure what else the T-34 can do other than bleat helplessly while waiting for someone with arms to show up. Just the same, if you're looking to put a damper on your local criminal activity and have $9,000 to spare, Tmsuk will be happy to sell you one -- in about two years when they become available.
[Via
SlashGear, thx Chris]
posted Jan 23rd 2009 9:44AM
Is that Harold trying to get to White Castle again?
For 9K can't I just hide in the bushes and deploy a sneak attack and save some money.
For just $125 I could buy a 9mm Sig Sauer from Heady Moe's trunk near P.S.125 and kill bad guys at $0.20 per round.
Flashpoint, stop playing Dope Wars..
ROBOSKEET
spidermans lawyers will be contacting them.
I like the modified Theodore Roosevelt quote that no one seemed to get in the title.
I love net guns and whoever invented it, cause it's the coolest shit in townnnnnn.
They should make it into a stun net, add some electrically conductive rope and a charge.
What is the deal with people thinking nets are magic devices that suddenly incapacitate you. The person in the video was not really even trying to get out of it and was in a defensive crouch the entire time. One good verticle swing of his arm would have tossed the leading edge of that small weighted net up and over his head to his back.
@Josh:
Haha I know! Unless those balls at the end of the net were like 10 lbs. I don't see it stopping anybody. If anything, it'll make the guy more mad and insulted that you thought you could trap him with a simple robot that throws a net at you. The whole household will subsequently be ransacked.
Spider Man/Bot?
Spiderbot
Spiderbot
Does whatever a Spiderbot does...
Just put a frickin lazer on it and be done with it. That net isn't going to stop someobody from doing anything, especially punting the robot once the net is disposed of.
And what's a laser going to do...UNLESS YOU'RE DEALING WITH A *CAT* BURGLAR!
can't wait for ED-209....
T-34? At least we have a while before we're facing a T-1000. Of course without SkyNet maybe they wont be self aware.
This begs for a caption contest.
Joe Takamura quickly realized he could escape simply by straightening his arms and legs.
I was hoping this would look more like a Soviet T-34. Someone should build a Tiger to defend against this.
If i was the bad guy i'd get out of the net and then steal the robot, it doesn't look too heavy and $9000 is a lot of money.
kinda lame, it throws nice, but I REALLY don't see it stopping much!
...would've upranked if not for the paranoid, caps-laden paragraph at the end. Also, a prntscrn threat. Nice.
On an unrelated note, I noticed the shoes, too. I mean, committing a crime in loafers? Aside from issues of pragmatism, that just seems like a felon-fashion faux pas.
For $4000 I'll sell you a remote controlled truck that shoots mime boxes. Less then half the price and about as effective as this net shooting one.
Actually those "bots" without AI will cost you somewhere around $500 (IMO, not based on anything) if you build them yourself.
Now, software part is hard if you want it automated and shooting every moving target. If its a remote-controlled toy with a net shooter, its dirt-cheap.
+1 for the C&C Generals reference
Does this remind anyone of the Goonies? "Slick shoes, slick shoes!!"
And I would have gotten away with it to, if it wasn't for you meddling kids and your pet robot!
I love that his feet and legs are clearly completely untangled in the picture. "Oh no, my upper body is covered in a net that is incredibly easy to see through and doesn't restrict my mobility! whatever shall I do? I guess I'll just lay down and wait for the authorities to arrive. It's only fair, I've had a good run."
Spiderman just got some competition.
Me wank HK-47 instead. :D
I would make a joke about your typo, but you seem to have done it for me.
And then the robot said, "here's a towel, clean yourself up."
as someone earlier said, at least we have another 966 iterations of these things before the full-blown arnolds are on our case.
This would have been 10x cooler if they made it look like a spider.
Thats not a C&C reference! it's from Dawn of War!
It needs tasers, that's all it needs, no nets.
Aw... he looks like a little kitty cat playing with some string. How adorable.
It needs to electrocute the person in the net to be effective..
more craptastic from japan.
For $9,000 I'll make you two of those bots and buy myself a car! xD
Can this be called Monster Bot? Because its as overpriced as a monster HDMI cable.
The final version will have a sticky net and a sledgehammer.
My girlfriends cat is gonna be pissed!
Tasers. Nice, shooting tasers with sharp prongs. About 500000 volts.
Done!
Have we learned nothing from that tv show Robot Wars? Just put a spinning lawnmower blade on the top and an infrared sensor that makes it move towards any movement it detects and you have the ultimate security bot.
The burglar can either try to run for it or sit very very still until someone comes to rescue/arrest him.