Guest imported_El Mamerro Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 ^Right now we do, just not convenient enough for personal weaponry. But by the time those robots are around, it might be different... Also, lasers are cool and all, but they have proven pretty tricky to use as weapons. We've been accustomed to see laser shots in movies as these little individual streaks that fly across the air like light bullets, and that's not how they work at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 True, nothing could cross the line of fire, lest it desires the burn as well.... so in that sense, it will make them more difficult to use. Now, robots being able to call in laser strikes from orbitting satellites.... that's pimp player hustler status. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 line of fire? same shit applies to bullets! Only a laser goes from the gun to the target at the speed of light ao there's actually less to worry about with 'line of fire'. Plus a lazer isnt effected by wind or gravity, so long range shots are much more accurate. This fact, combined with the accuracy of a robot, will make unwanted casualties a virtual nill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 and you figure a high powever lazer would only need to be on target for a nano second, making the acutal 'packet' be mere millimeters. hells.... the only thing stopping it is the curvature of the earth! or gold... if those old cartoons knew something I didnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_El Mamerro Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 Actually, at distances, the strongest weapons-grade lasers we got have to be in contact 2 to 4 seconds to do damage... anything stepping in between not only gets fucked, but probably messes the attack up completely. Plus, they need serious juice, and seriously precise optics, stuff that's hard to carry/maintain when on the move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 by the time we get AI at a level of policing.... I should hope lazers are at the point where we can mine other plants and bring back our plunder on return bound lazers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEROJUANA Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 YOU NIGGAS ARE TALKING ABOUT ROBOTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Mask Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 Originally posted by El Mamerro I have no clue what the hell it is. This is what it says on the androidworld.com website: "The Embassy Visual Effects Inc of Vancouver, BC, Canada, has produced an android policeman video which is just OUTSTANDING. The video shows an android cop patrolling in a poor part of town near Johannesburg, South Africa. It shows the android running, driving a patrol car, and shooting guns. Fantastic! (Only problem is the video is 16M)." Too bad the androidworld website has a supremely gayed out color palette. There's some neat stuf in there. Check out the "I, Robot" promo site... nicely done. as a sidenote: I, Robot was shot in vancouver last august. check the "hovercars" they were using: http://members.shaw.ca/cjmmoc/futurecar.jpg'> I've got a photo somewhere of the fake basketball court they set up for the movie, with a big billboard in the background showing the robot with its arms stretched out to either side, with one holding a basketball (like the old jordan poster) but I cant find it for the life of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanity Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 i gotta go w/ kilo on this one.... lasers are def. the way to go. non lethal and able to paralize people and render motor vehicles useless because of the electromagnetic properties. furthermore, that robot qould require a tremendous amount of power... so much, in fact, that it obviously has a fussion generator equipped inside it (so as to protect it from any potential blows to it and causing a nuclear explosion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimsøn Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 Originally posted by El Mamerro --> JEFFBOTS!!! <-- :lol: Awesome. http://www.jeffbots.com/rockman7-R.gif'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 haha megaman..... The satellite firing a laser from space is not hindered by the curvature of the earth. Although, I wonder if the light would be powerful enough to be unhindered by the atmosphere (ie. the part that makes stars "twinkle"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimsøn Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 Originally posted by Dirty_habiT haha megaman..... The satellite firing a laser from space is not hindered by the curvature of the earth. Although, I wonder if the light would be powerful enough to be unhindered by the atmosphere (ie. the part that makes stars "twinkle"). Well I know we have a laser (or laser-like) thing that is attached to a 747 that can take out incoming missiles...so umm..yea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 You doofs! http://www.theembassyvfx.com/qt/tank_squeezed.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cultural me Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 baaahahahahahaha! no the best part was him behind the wall bustin his shit like a strait gangsta. baahhahaha. on a more serius note, that my worst nightmare. terminater cops man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WISE Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 Seizure Bots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfreshsushi Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 "our whizzles is the shiznit" fucking idiotic. the animation is cool though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfreshsushi Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 http://www.podster.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/fotos/robmonster.jpg'> http://www.100megsfree3.com/glaw/robby/robby8.jpg'> robots carrying chicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyl junkie Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 so i checked out the NS-5 site a long time ago (probably linked off 12oz) way before i had any idea about iRobot... also, tonight at the bar i got to see the Audi/iRobot ad... fucking dope... and cheers once more to mamerro for the video... dope shit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slave_one Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 i finally watched the clip...awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyHorton Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 Originally posted by Dirty_habiT You doofs! http://www.theembassyvfx.com/qt/tank_squeezed.mov hahahaha my brothers car has TSW wheels on it hahahahhaha nice post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Mamerro Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 Bump. The guy behind the short clip on the first post, Neill Blomkamp, has been hired to direct the motion picture adaptation of Halo. All this time I've been pulling for an experienced epic maestro like Ridley Scott, so when I heard this random dude's name being named director, I fucking flipped. They're giving Halo to some guy making his feature-length debut, how fucking stupid is that? A little background check revealed he's the guy behing this clip, as well as other similar short films, including Alive in Joburg and . This completely reverses my original reaction, this dude is an absolutely fucking awesome choice to make Halo. I'm seriously pumped as shit. The mood, style, FX integration, the music, EVERYTHING about this guy's work is fucking perfect for it. Peter Jackson, Alex Garland (though another screenwriter is revising Garland's script), and now this guy, all involved in major creative functions. This movie is gonna be fucking AMAZING. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire15 Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 all 3 videos were fucking awesome. This was the type of shit i was hoping to see in the Halo movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpyD Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 That alive in Joburg video was dope as hell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Mamerro Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 Tempbot It's basically The Office, but with a robot. And Wonder Woman. Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 Oh fuck, the dude dropped in Autechre into that Yellow bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Mamerro Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Bump for the Monday crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Internerd Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 I'm going to sleep on this thread but I'll be on this shit tommorow, I saw half of the first clip from page one, and it, no joke, actually fucking ruled my face into oblivion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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