RumPuncher Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 In the back of Carlos Owens' southern Alaska yard, an 18-foot-tall steel robot is taking shape in the dim light of the winter afternoons. News Link The 26-year-old Owens is an Anchorage-area steelworker by day. In his own time, he's hoping to become the creator of a true "mecha"--not a robot, exactly, but a gigantic exoskeleton that can transform its wearer's motions into eight-foot strides and the devastating sweep of a steel fist. Sure, it sounds like a cartoon or sci-fi fantasy--but so were moon landings 50 years ago. Owens' mecha project is well on its way to completion, its horned red head and pincher hands towering above its creator under a few inches of snow. He's hoping to finish it in time for a test spin at the local drag racetrack next summer, demolishing a few cars to show off its capabilities. "This is a concept that's been around for a long time," Owens said in a telephone interview. "But I'm not going to wait for the other guy to come out and make it when I've got the capability to do it myself." The project is a tinkerer's dream, a homegrown technological mania in the same better-judgment-be-damned spirit as the Homebrew Computer Club that ultimately gave birth to Apple Computer and Silicon Valley's microcomputer industry. In Owens' case, the scale simply happens to be more macro than micro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChupacabra Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 dear god, that is so fucking badass. I hope he gets it to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 and you know his ultimate goals go WAY beyond 'crushing a few cars' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 and check this out..... < click the image for the video > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GucciCondom Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 haha thats sickenin' I want to see the finished product Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbivore Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 the future is going to be so cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETO Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Awesome. hey remember when 12oz was saying "deck" because it was "cool." yeah, that lasted long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETO Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 El Mamerro is reading this thread, along with Herbivore, KETA and myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 the only 'deck' I know is where I hang my xtreme hammock and drink beer. < xtreme beer > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_El Mamerro Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 That goes beyond so many levels of awesome I can't even fathom it. I'm going to shit myself with glee if he gets it to work right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 you watch the video I linked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETO Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_El Mamerro Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 I can't watch the video, need some codec. Is it DivX? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 some kind of avi. trust me... You NEED to watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETO Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 i have deck shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChupacabra Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 don't you dare try to change the topic of this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETO Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 yes, you need DivX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 I have those exact same shoes.... except mine are gellin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETO Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 sorry, i'm not trying to change the subject, just making a comment. back to the topic... Robots are Awesome. better? mmmkay. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETO Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 what is this < xtreme beer > you speak of? i want xtreme beer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChupacabra Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 robots in deck shoes.... that's'awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_El Mamerro Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Haha, that ad was awesome. But only because robots are unequivocally awesome, because ads where things turn into robots are getting a little tiresome already. Awesome as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 robots getting fed up with stupid humans (even hottie asain humans) do more for me than just dancing around or shooting blue lazers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyLox Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 i almost posted this a few days ago and then got distracted by some belly lint. If i were dude id be putting some thought in to a heating unit. looks brink in moms back yard. And you know when dude hits the country yard sales all the tractors hide in hopes not to be cannibalized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spectr Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 fuck that rocks i want a mech and a bottle of whiskey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issac Brock Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 man this is how like every super villan story starts out, it's like this scientist guy with some crazy new invention with capabilities that are through the roof. just wait until this guy goes crazy and starts robbing banks and shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaesthebluntedwonder Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 I wanna see that thing fight this thing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 ^ hahaha... remember when makros fought Asimo ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaesthebluntedwonder Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Originally posted by <KEY3>@Dec 23 2004, 05:43 PM ^ hahaha... remember when makros fought Asimo ? Quoted post Damn, I must have been on my sabatical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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