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On behalf of the World Conglomerate Corporation. I would like to announce the first ever multi-purpose walker for military production.

R&D on the Walker project is still ongoing. Although it is one of the first military equipment to have two legs, and being piloted by an individual. The technology is still in its youth. It combines advanced prosthetic technology we find in most prosthetic limbs and merges it with common robotic applications. Although it is designed with the military in use, it is at the moment highly inefficient. The Walker II project will commence soon after and we would like feedback from nations who are interested in purchasing the Walker II in the next decade.

Although the technology may seem advanced it is using modern systems, just incorporating two ingenius methods into one.

It incorporates some of the Conglomerate's best advanced vehicle engine system into the project.

Here are the Properties of the Walker I, if there are any changes you would like to see please add your comments. Production of Walker II will begin in five years however.



Current Walker I characteristics:
Top Speed 35 mph
Two leg system, large foot placement for stability.
No arms, however two large guns on each side of the Walker I (Guns interchangeable)
15 ft in height
Armor and Hull composed mainly of solid polymer material.
More suited for flat terrain, does not perform well in mountainous masses.
Balance system still not one hundred percent functional (future plans are being made for small jumping abilities in the Walker II project.)

Engine:
5.7-liter displacement
605 hp @ 8,000 rpm
435 lb-ft torque @ 5,750 rpm
8,400-rpm maximum engine speed
12.0:1 compression ratio

This technology is currently not up for licensing by any nation.

Computer back-talking bug still in effect aboard main computers, corrections and fixes still ongoing.

Please give feedback one what changes would you like to see go into the future Walker II project

Questions please contact the World Conglomerate.

--Yuto Yu Han
Chairman of The People's Republic of XanaMing
Founder of the World Conglomerate.

how do I "Humongous Target"

Just because something is technically feasible, doesn't mean it should be done.

I'm also interested in what exactly you mean by 'large guns' since anything big enough to be actually usefull will cause nasty balance problems

Large guns, not necessarily tank like guns, but something similar to a larger version of a stationary machine gun, nothing to fancy or heavy.

As we stated earlier, the battle system is inefficient and was specifically designed as a pet project, a showcase of our manufactoring capabilities. Most don't expect something similar to be in production in the near future. Basically this is stating that if we do finish Walker II project and it if it (was) put into production what changes would you like to see compared to Walker I.


Keep in mind this machine is still not fully functional, and that its only 15 ft tall, think of it not as a robotic machine but a clunky, heavily armored, large exoskeleton. If you notice basic exoskeleton prototypes have been in use for a while.

--Yuto Yu Han
Chairman of The People's Republic of XanaMing
Founder of the World Conglomerate.

Note that this is an OOC comment about mechs, and although I'm getting an offsite link as an example, there are discussions about them in these forums and probably on NSDraftroom as well.

http://iidb.infidels.org/vbb/showthread.php?t=120588

"Would it be possible to build giant robots in the fashion seen in anime and video games?"

Well definitively not with today's technology. Agility speed etc. are simply a question of power generation and motor strength. That might be possible with miniature fusion reactors or some stuff like that. Definitively not with any chemical fuel. (too low energy/mass ratio). The one problem i see is structural. If you build an iron statue the shape and size you see in most Anime it would come crashing down. Every material has some size limit, any bigger and it can't support it's own weight. I don't see any robots that size being built with conventional materials. Maybe, very maybe with some extremely light macromolecular material, but not with conventional metals.
Another thing is weight. The whole thing shouldn't weigh more than a few tons or the feet sink into the ground, destroy streets etc. Even a tank kills most usual roads and leaves bick track marks on natural ground. And it's smaller than a humanoid robot and has more surface with the tracks.

"Would it be practical?"

Most definitly not. Don't think about the robot being a target for a multi-million dollar jet, thing about the robot being one hell of a target for any human with a few thousand dollar handheld rocket launcher. Not to mention the sheer stupidity of building something intended for fighting that's mostly vertical. Give it a good shove (with said rocket launcher) and it's flat on the back. "Low profile" is a fundamentally good idea, even if it looses in the coolness department.

Even if it you did not want to develop a "giant robot", in fact a robot on tracks or wheels will offer superior performance anyway, and that's why they use them rather than legs for those small bomb-disarming remotely operated bots, now if it's just a technology demonstrator like those Japanese robots, then go ahead, but their current speed is two much for that. Also, this stuff is definitively Post Modern Tech.

I see your argument, however as I stated earlier, the robot is highly inefficient for combat, its mainly to showcase neat tricks of the Conglomerate's productions. The Conglomerate doesn't see any near future mass market production, just something to keep around for aweing public officials.

Mainly it was to showcase the features in the balance system.
Nothing here is too fancy or overly modern, just showcasing balance programs. Our more pratical products lie in the Yi-14 tank systems and robotic arms for manufacturing. If you are interested.

--Yuto Yu Han
Chairman of The People's Republic of XanaMing
Founder of the World Conglomerate.

I am interested in obtaining an example or two for evaluation purposes. As a psychotic dictator, I need to have armed guards standing at attention throughout the auditoriums at which I speak. 5-meter mechs would instill a certain amount of awe, needless to say.

Technically they are still under R&D but I will get them delivered as soon as we finish with Walker I project. I however must warn that we have faulty computer programs, as they have been known to display crude messages, back talk to the operator, or purposesly crash on occasions. Fixes will be in order before release however.

-- Yuto Yu Han
Chairman of The People's Republic of XanaMing
Founder of the World Conglomerate

Although they are bugs, surprisingly they have become very popular among non-democratic nations, for reason of their own.

If you really want the faulty program code, then no changes will be made.

--Yuto Yu Han
World Conglomerate Chairman
Chairman of The People's Republic of XanaMing

Technically they are still under R&D but I will get them delivered as soon as we finish with Walker I project. I however must warn that we have faulty computer programs, as they have been known to display crude messages, back talk to the operator, or purposesly crash on occasions. Fixes will be in order before release however.

-- Yuto Yu Han
Chairman of The People's Republic of XanaMing
Founder of the World Conglomerate

Awwww.... do you NEED to fix the bugs? i thought that those were added entertainment value!