Pentagon Looking at Transformers-Type Technology
Saturday, June 13th, 2009 4:33PM CDT
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Seibertron.com member icu2jimy has posted some very interesting information pertaining to the US Government and transforming machines.
In what you would think would come straight out of the live action movie, comes news that the U.S. Department of Defense is looking for a way to manipulate "Transformers" technology.
In a report posted on Breitbart.tv, US officials at the Pentagon are trying to develop mechanical types materials that can change form on command. Now before you start thinking "Oh Yes! The Wreckers are coming to life!", the technology thats being researched is at primary stages of practical use. Several university teams are looking into different ways to make "programmable matter"—made of individual pieces that can self-assemble into tools or spare parts. One of the approaches being used uses sheets of self-folding matter that can form three-dimensional shapes on command.
Check out the original post on this here.
In what you would think would come straight out of the live action movie, comes news that the U.S. Department of Defense is looking for a way to manipulate "Transformers" technology.
In a report posted on Breitbart.tv, US officials at the Pentagon are trying to develop mechanical types materials that can change form on command. Now before you start thinking "Oh Yes! The Wreckers are coming to life!", the technology thats being researched is at primary stages of practical use. Several university teams are looking into different ways to make "programmable matter"—made of individual pieces that can self-assemble into tools or spare parts. One of the approaches being used uses sheets of self-folding matter that can form three-dimensional shapes on command.
Check out the original post on this here.
Credit(s): icu2jimy
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Re: Pentagon Looking at Transformers-Type Technology (936438)
Posted by allspark99 on June 13th, 2009 @ 5:14pm CDT
Posted by allspark99 on June 13th, 2009 @ 5:14pm CDT
What the F****? matter altering metal? Yeah, what's next Landmine drones that turn into buggies that are armed with grnade lunchers. If that happens, I'll laugh. Haha 
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!Re: Pentagon Looking at Transformers-Type Technology (936440)
Posted by Zeds on June 13th, 2009 @ 5:16pm CDT
Posted by Zeds on June 13th, 2009 @ 5:16pm CDT
That is simply amazing. I have heard of this before and dare I say that it is out of Area 51 (conspiracy theory) but it looks like it is fast becoming a reality! The world will change if this comes to pass.
Re: Pentagon Looking at Transformers-Type Technology (936451)
Posted by TfAnimatedfan on June 13th, 2009 @ 5:47pm CDT
Posted by TfAnimatedfan on June 13th, 2009 @ 5:47pm CDT
Yay!!! Bill Nye!!!
Re: Pentagon Looking at Transformers-Type Technology (936457)
Posted by Evil_the_Nub on June 13th, 2009 @ 6:04pm CDT
Posted by Evil_the_Nub on June 13th, 2009 @ 6:04pm CDT
And thus, the T-1000 was born
Re: Pentagon Looking at Transformers-Type Technology (936465)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 13th, 2009 @ 6:36pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on June 13th, 2009 @ 6:36pm CDT
Bill Nye the Science Guy
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Bill Nye the Science Guy
Science rules
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Inertia is a property of matter
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Bill Nye the Science Guy
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Bill Nye the Science Guy
Brought to you by... The Transformers. Let fiction become a reality.
Bill Nye the Science Guy
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Bill Nye the Science Guy
Science rules
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Inertia is a property of matter
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Bill Nye the Science Guy
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...............(T minus ten seconds)
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Brought to you by... The Transformers. Let fiction become a reality.
Re: Pentagon Looking at Transformers-Type Technology (936476)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on June 13th, 2009 @ 7:59pm CDT
Posted by Megatron Wolf on June 13th, 2009 @ 7:59pm CDT
yeah we're screwed. You know the people who made this have already made skynet. And once those two combine, well in the words of the great Rattrap....... "we're all gonna die".
Re: Pentagon Looking at Transformers-Type Technology (936478)
Posted by tigertracks 24 on June 13th, 2009 @ 8:10pm CDT
Posted by tigertracks 24 on June 13th, 2009 @ 8:10pm CDT
Sounds cool enough, especially when Bill talks about it. But it's also downright scary.
Re: Pentagon Looking at Transformers-Type Technology (936481)
Posted by nemesis-prime on June 13th, 2009 @ 8:33pm CDT
Posted by nemesis-prime on June 13th, 2009 @ 8:33pm CDT
OMG Bill Nye the Science guy 
Re: Pentagon Looking at Transformers-Type Technology (936517)
Posted by BATTLEMASTER IIC on June 13th, 2009 @ 10:23pm CDT
Posted by BATTLEMASTER IIC on June 13th, 2009 @ 10:23pm CDT
Cool! I remember NASA was working on some kind of warping wing/airfoil that could change according to demands and atmospheric conditions. The automatically adjustable radio antenna is a great idea 
Re: Pentagon Looking at Transformers-Type Technology (936539)
Posted by T-Macksimus on June 13th, 2009 @ 11:13pm CDT
Posted by T-Macksimus on June 13th, 2009 @ 11:13pm CDT
SWEET! This means someday I can go camping without dealing with those F*****g collapsable, folding poles!
The Military and Law Enforcement applications are bound to be pretty cool too. By altering the design within given layers of Body Armor mesh, especially after one portion has sustained damage, certains areas could be "patched over" or panel sections realigned in certain spots to give added protection and potentially save lives or limbs during hostile situations. Same principle could be employed in vehicle armor or on future shuttlecraft for damaged portions. Space saving applications are about to go through the roof as well. Why so many people have a doom and gloom outlook on future-tech, I'll never understand.
If anyone is afraid of it just watch the last five minutes of "Escape From L.A." with Kurt Russel. Problem Solved.
The Military and Law Enforcement applications are bound to be pretty cool too. By altering the design within given layers of Body Armor mesh, especially after one portion has sustained damage, certains areas could be "patched over" or panel sections realigned in certain spots to give added protection and potentially save lives or limbs during hostile situations. Same principle could be employed in vehicle armor or on future shuttlecraft for damaged portions. Space saving applications are about to go through the roof as well. Why so many people have a doom and gloom outlook on future-tech, I'll never understand.
If anyone is afraid of it just watch the last five minutes of "Escape From L.A." with Kurt Russel. Problem Solved.
Re: Pentagon Looking at Transformers-Type Technology (936563)
Posted by omega666 on June 14th, 2009 @ 12:51am CDT
Posted by omega666 on June 14th, 2009 @ 12:51am CDT
If they can make Blackout land on an enemy base and transform and throw tanks, that would be cool.
Re: Pentagon Looking at Transformers-Type Technology (936582)
Posted by sideswipe98 on June 14th, 2009 @ 2:52am CDT
Posted by sideswipe98 on June 14th, 2009 @ 2:52am CDT
it sounds cool that their trying to make an actual transformers or something like it, but how much is it gonna cost? uhhh, a lot, duhhh.there talking about trying to make science fiction(since how their aliens from an other planet)come to LIFE or come close.all i know is that it's gonna cost a lot. yours truly(yeah right)sideswipe98 
Re: Pentagon Looking at Transformers-Type Technology (936877)
Posted by rpetras on June 14th, 2009 @ 8:34pm CDT
Posted by rpetras on June 14th, 2009 @ 8:34pm CDT
All good and well, but on Aug 29th it'll become self aware and kill us all.
Re: Pentagon Looking at Transformers-Type Technology (936980)
Posted by T-Macksimus on June 15th, 2009 @ 1:10am CDT
If you were a machine and you became self aware in the midst of 7 billion members of the human race, don't you think the logical course of action would be to take your own life instead?
Posted by T-Macksimus on June 15th, 2009 @ 1:10am CDT
rpetras wrote:All good and well, but on Aug 29th it'll become self aware and kill us all.
If you were a machine and you became self aware in the midst of 7 billion members of the human race, don't you think the logical course of action would be to take your own life instead?
Re: Pentagon Looking at Transformers-Type Technology (937171)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on June 15th, 2009 @ 1:17pm CDT
Not if I have advanced technology and some big-ass guns at my disposal...
Posted by Rodimus Prime on June 15th, 2009 @ 1:17pm CDT
T-Macksimus wrote:rpetras wrote:All good and well, but on Aug 29th it'll become self aware and kill us all.
If you were a machine and you became self aware in the midst of 7 billion members of the human race, don't you think the logical course of action would be to take your own life instead?
Not if I have advanced technology and some big-ass guns at my disposal...
Re: Pentagon Looking at Transformers-Type Technology (937216)
Posted by T-Macksimus on June 15th, 2009 @ 2:42pm CDT
Posted by T-Macksimus on June 15th, 2009 @ 2:42pm CDT
I'll make sure to keep my Dad away from it then. So far there has been nothing so advanced (that I've found) that a redneck that THINKS he knows what he's doing can't "F" it up.
Re: Pentagon Looking at Transformers-Type Technology (951828)
Posted by aerospace starscream on July 9th, 2009 @ 7:54pm CDT
Posted by aerospace starscream on July 9th, 2009 @ 7:54pm CDT
awesome man real transformers that would be cool
Re: Pentagon Looking at Transformers-Type Technology (952093)
Posted by vectorA3 on July 10th, 2009 @ 4:54am CDT
Posted by vectorA3 on July 10th, 2009 @ 4:54am CDT
the movie is real!! They are reverse engineering from NBE-1!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: Pentagon Looking at Transformers-Type Technology (952308)
Posted by T-Macksimus on July 10th, 2009 @ 12:20pm CDT
Hey, Bay says he's in tight with the military. His was one of the only operations running full steam ahead during the strikes, he completed it in an amzingly short time and still pulled off a movie that is blowing records away. I smell a conspiracy brewing here. 
Posted by T-Macksimus on July 10th, 2009 @ 12:20pm CDT
vectorA3 wrote:the movie is real!! They are reverse engineering from NBE-1!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey, Bay says he's in tight with the military. His was one of the only operations running full steam ahead during the strikes, he completed it in an amzingly short time and still pulled off a movie that is blowing records away. I smell a conspiracy brewing here.
Re: Pentagon Looking at Transformers-Type Technology (953434)
Posted by vectorA3 on July 12th, 2009 @ 6:57am CDT
Full steam ahead with no script. I spoke with a guy who works on the Paramount lot and he said (and the writers will confirm this) all the crew had was a 30 page outline to work off of. No script really. Explosions are nice and pretty and all, but don't really mean anything if u don't have a solid story/script. The writers were on set making everything up on the day as they went on. That's no way to shoot a movie. The guy also told me Bay has one of the top worst reputations in Hollywood. Is anti-union, worked illegally during the strike - etc. Even had to deal with him a few times - basically a bigtime db. I wanted to like Mike, but this sealed the deal for me when I heard this. Spielberg so should've went with a different director -or even done it himself. Wtf was he thinking??
Posted by vectorA3 on July 12th, 2009 @ 6:57am CDT
T-Macksimus wrote:vectorA3 wrote:the movie is real!! They are reverse engineering from NBE-1!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey, Bay says he's in tight with the military. His was one of the only operations running full steam ahead during the strikes, he completed it in an amzingly short time and still pulled off a movie that is blowing records away. I smell a conspiracy brewing here.
Full steam ahead with no script. I spoke with a guy who works on the Paramount lot and he said (and the writers will confirm this) all the crew had was a 30 page outline to work off of. No script really. Explosions are nice and pretty and all, but don't really mean anything if u don't have a solid story/script. The writers were on set making everything up on the day as they went on. That's no way to shoot a movie. The guy also told me Bay has one of the top worst reputations in Hollywood. Is anti-union, worked illegally during the strike - etc. Even had to deal with him a few times - basically a bigtime db. I wanted to like Mike, but this sealed the deal for me when I heard this. Spielberg so should've went with a different director -or even done it himself. Wtf was he thinking??
Re: Pentagon Looking at Transformers-Type Technology (953523)
Posted by Siren Prime on July 12th, 2009 @ 12:09pm CDT
Posted by Siren Prime on July 12th, 2009 @ 12:09pm CDT
Man!!
I LOVE Bill Nye the Science Guy!!!
I haven't seen him in years. Glad he's still doing what he does best.
This is a very cool idea.
Technological advances. You gotta marvel at it.
I LOVE Bill Nye the Science Guy!!!
I haven't seen him in years. Glad he's still doing what he does best.
This is a very cool idea.
Technological advances. You gotta marvel at it.
Re: Pentagon Looking at Transformers-Type Technology (957476)
Posted by Flare on July 18th, 2009 @ 12:27pm CDT
Posted by Flare on July 18th, 2009 @ 12:27pm CDT
We could use a good rail gun to transform enemy countries into glass. These machines wouldn't be self aware more like Macross mechanized battle suits. And create triple changing vehicles that can travel in the air, land or in the sea. But you know I heard this same rumor when the 2007 movie came out.
These machines wouldn't be self aware more like Macross mechanized battle suits. And create triple changing vehicles that can travel in the air, land or in the sea. But you know I heard this same rumor when the 2007 movie came out.
