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We've seen some advances in robotics, featuring transforming devices of sorts. It appears, however, that Takara Tomy, along with Brave Robotics and Asratech, are actually involved in the creation of a full-sized transforming car: Project J-Deite! They have recently revealed their first steptowards project completion, the 1/4 scale model, aptly named Quarter - read on below for more information, images and a clip, and head here for the whole story.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
To Project J-deite, BRAVE ROBOTICS Inc., Asratec Corp., and Tomy Co., Ltd. belong. In Project J-deite, we proceed research on robot technology that creates the next generation.
October 2014. As a first step of the result of technical research, we produced “J-deite Quarter” of 1.3 m long, a quarter of 5 m long of the final goal.
In this project, we will continue to proceed research to complete the next goal, “J-deite Half” of 2.5 m long, a half of the final goal in 2016.
Height in robot mode/length in vehicle mode: 1.3 m, weight: 35 kg, maximum battery power: 3 kw, operating time: 1 hour, number of seats: 2, controlled by V-Sido OS. Power source: servo motor manufactured by Futaba Corp.
[Robot Mode SPEC] Maximum walking speed: 1 km/h, gripping weight: 0.1 kg.
[Vehicle Mode SPEC] Maximum traveling speed: 10km/h, minimum road clearance: 40 mm.
They made there own mini con head looks close to Japanese police car autobot series prime transforms into dragon train title is bit misleading expect it to be first real transforming car to drive in
Motto:"Can't do a job halfway. What's worth doing is worth doing well, I say."
Weapon: Saber Blade
Anyone else getting an Alternators Smokescreen vibe from this?
"When there's gold feathers, punch behind you!!"
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
I remember back in the late 80s there was a transformer they showed off at monster truck rallies. Probably primitive by the standards of this prototype, but it shows they WERE doing life-sized versions at least 20 years before these guys.
Can't help wondering who's footing the bill for this, and what they hope to gain. I don't like to be a wet blanket, because this thing IS really cool. But as has been rightly asked - what's the point of it? What do the makers hope to do with this if it can't drive or seat passengers?
According to the story; they're doing this because an alien dubbed J-deite told some people, telepathically through a meteorite, to make him a receptacle that resembles a car/humanoid robot at 5 meters length to make communication, between here and there, more clear.
I'm sure the twist in 2020 will be something like J-deite turning out to be a villian named Jadestroyer and all along the message was, build me and witness your demise. or something like that.
Motto:"The war is not won by who is toughest it is about courage and how smart one is"
Weapon: Ionic Blaster
Sick.
Waits patiently on BBTS, E-HOBBY, HOBBY LINK JAPAN for a exclusive figure (that transforms of course) based on this, the size of a masterpiece figure size
Autobot tap out wrote: i hope y'all realize once Va'al gets back from wherever and reads these post insulting his favorite character , somebody's not going to be a happy camper
LOST Cybertronian wrote: He is currently tied up in the Seibertron.com basement. When we see fit to let him go, you can be sure he will give his opinions on the subject.
D-Maximus_Prime wrote: I thought the Daleks had him?
Motto:"The war is not won by who is toughest it is about courage and how smart one is"
Weapon: Ionic Blaster
Sabrblade wrote:Anyone else getting an Alternators Smokescreen vibe from this?
A little
Autobot tap out wrote: i hope y'all realize once Va'al gets back from wherever and reads these post insulting his favorite character , somebody's not going to be a happy camper
LOST Cybertronian wrote: He is currently tied up in the Seibertron.com basement. When we see fit to let him go, you can be sure he will give his opinions on the subject.
D-Maximus_Prime wrote: I thought the Daleks had him?
Motto:"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings to randomly click things in the Admin Panel to see what it breaks."
Shockwave7 wrote:Can't help wondering who's footing the bill for this, and what they hope to gain. I don't like to be a wet blanket, because this thing IS really cool. But as has been rightly asked - what's the point of it? What do the makers hope to do with this if it can't drive or seat passengers?
Well there's the whole proof of concept and the whole "because we can".
But the technology they will probably have to develop to make it work will no doubt have applications in other fields of robotics as well.
And now, if we can get a good AI developed by 2020 as well... we can combine the two, and dub ourselves the Quintisons, using our robotic creations as a new slave class...
Visit http://www.youtube.com/user/Pepsimus to see the latest episodes of The War Within animated, adapted from the comic of the same name. Episodes 1 & 2 complete!
Motto:"Nothing says more about us than the futures we left behind."
Weapon: Anti-Thermal Cannon
Black Bumblebee wrote:And now, if we can get a good AI developed by 2020 as well... we can combine the two, and dub ourselves the Quintisons, using our robotic creations as a new slave class...
Oh, yes, because that turned out so well on television.
I propose instead we look into integrating our own bodies into such technology, like the Nebulans.
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