Tmsuk T-52 Enryu Rescue Dragon
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Wednesday, 11 of March , 2009 at 6:06 am
Before developing a little robot on wheels that whistles at you and spits nets, Tmsuk constructed a robot that was able to dispense justice a little more, shall we say, directly. Called the T-52 Enryu (it means something like “rescue dragon”), it’s essentially a little tank with 10 foot robot arms that’s designed to rape and pillage help rescue people from car accidents and earthquake debris and stuff, something that the Japanese are quite concerned about (understandably). Enryu weighs nearly six tons, and each arm can lift about 1100 pounds. It looks like it’s set up to be teleoperated with a pair of waldoes (good story, btw, you should read it), or there’s a cab where the operator can sit and engage in wanton destruction rescue operations from up close.
The T-52 is from back in 2004, but there’s an upgraded version (the T-53) that’s stronger, smaller, and more mobile, and has actually participated in earthquake recovery operations.
No word on price or availability, but you probably have to be Sigourney Weaver to qualify.
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