If I had an extra 1.3 million laying around, here's what I'd buy

[SHAFT]

http://now.msn.com/japanese-company-unveils-a-dollar13-million-robot-that-can-be-ridden-or-remote-controlled-via-smartphone

[Tgo01]

I read the thread title and the first thing I saw when I opened your thread was your avatar and I thought to myself "Yeah...yeah me too."

[Natso]

Fuck a supercar, I'm getting me a 13 foot tall fighting robot and starting robot wars!

[jpatter123]

http://now.msn.com/japanese-company-unveils-a-dollar13-million-robot-that-can-be-ridden-or-remote-controlled-via-smartphone

"we call this the smile shot"

"the water launcher will sometimes hit it's target"

Think there was a couple other good lines in there, but I've already forgotten

[Reliel]

Shipping and handling are extra.

[Androidpk]

"From time to time it will hit its target."

"Be careful not to cause a shooting spree by smiling too much."

Golden, i'll take 5.

[Reliel]

"From time to time it will hit its target."

Golden, i'll take 5.

Eh...the military application is there. Just got to carve out the good from the gimmicky.

[Androidpk]

Eh...the military application is there. Just got to carve out the good from the gimmicky.

Oh definitely, robots are the wave of the future, especially in regards to military weapons/tools.

[Tgo01]

The thing fires 6000 BB pellets a minute yet the company insists this robot won't harm humans.

[Reliel]

Oh definitely, robots are the wave of the future, especially in regards to military weapons/tools.

Sir, your sarcasm is like a knife to the butter of my ego.

[Androidpk]

Sir, your sarcasm is like a knife to the butter of my ego.

Hah, I was being for serious! I'm not sure about other countries but the US is spending crazy amounts of money on R&D involving robots, especially autonomous ones.

[Reliel]

Hah, I was being for serious! I'm not sure about other countries but the US is spending crazy amounts of money on R&D involving robots, especially autonomous ones.

Again, this robot could be the answer. I mean you can control it with your freaking phone. Give it a bit of time and throw some good ol' fashioned American green and you'll be seeing some variant of these rolling with our ground forces. Or replacing the need for ground forces all together.

[Androidpk]

It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely not stop, ever, until you are dead.

[Reliel]

It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely not stop, ever, until you are dead.
That's the same line your sister gave me after our date.

You can see why I never called her back.

[Androidpk]

She was talking about her vagina wasn't she.

[Reliel]

She was talking about her vagina wasn't she.

Yes. My penis was in shock and rather offended. I had to go home and- okay, enough of that joke.

[Androidpk]

Awkward silence

[Reliel]

Awkward silence

...I'm gonna go.

[jpatter123]

you ever think when the point comes that the entire military forces are fought from a computer with no lives on the line that the leaders will finally turn to each other and say fuck it let's just play checkers , best 2/3 wins.

[TheEschaton]

It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely not stop, ever, until you are dead.

Seriously, Skynet is coming.

I'm like, not even kidding. 2030 by Moore's law seems to be as good a place to peg it, imo.

[Wheelerm]

All it really needs is a white mask, a chicken bucket on its head, and carrying an enormous guitar.

[Tenlaar]

I'll be damned if I'm going to roll around in a battle mech without a cigarette clenched between my teeth. No smoking my left ass.

[SHAFT]

Watching that thing rolling through the streets of whatever Japanese city that was had me sold. I've already begun a savings fund. Will just need to add a bit of horsepower to speed that baby up.

[SHAFT]

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x176/shaft4783/thursday-dar-0.jpg

[Tenlaar]

http://www.cyberdyne.jp/english/

[SHAFT]

Jesus Christ, between the zombie apocalypse and the rise of the machines, I don't know how I'm supposed to feel safe anymore.

[Danaandim]

you ever think when the point comes that the entire military forces are fought from a computer with no lives on the line that the leaders will finally turn to each other and say fuck it let's just play checkers , best 2/3 wins.

The loser reports to the disintegration booth. Why does this sound eerily familiar?

[TheEschaton]

Man, I haven't read any Vonnegut in awhile.