Your tax dollars at work...

[BioD 60]

Check out the YouTube video at the end of this article about a military off-road UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) under development...

http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9827572-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5

Since no one is directly driving, it seems like a lot of the fun is missing... but it would be a helluva ride-along!!

And a "diesel-electric hybrid" powerplant, to boot. Where do I get one of those for the HJ...??!!

Maybe we should invite one of these to come along on the next trail run?

Anyone know anybody at Carnegie-Mellon?

 

[Pumbaa]

that is sweet! Nice wheel travel... I want one!!!

 

[FJ40LVR]

Now that's a low center of gravity, and swing arm (ish) portal axles???

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Military off-road UGV...step up to Ripsaw

http://www.howeandhowe.com/

 

[BioD 60]

So... which one would you put your money on in a fair fight?... military or civilian?...

Mass and muscle vs. speed and agility...

Kind of like full-scale "Robot Wars"...

 

[BioD 60]

Along those same lines (or corkscrews...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4lzLvcowbE

Probably not so hot for rock-crawling, though...