Hagetaka Shows Us What To Look Forward To In Mech Warfare At RoboGames
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Monday, 20 of April , 2009 at 12:24 am
This is Hagetaka, a Mech Warfare robot. Mech Warfare is going to be one of the new events at RoboGames this year, pitting 1/24 scale 5kg robots with active weapons against each other, without direct operator observation… Each bot will have a small wireless camera, and they have to be controlled using only the view provided by that camera. Full autonomy is also allowed, but my guess is that we won’t see any of those this year, although I certainly hope I’m wrong.
The Mech Warfare event will consist of two separate classes. The first class, of which Hagetaka is a member, uses only airsoft/nerf type weapons. You get points for hitting targets on the enemy mech, but the object is to not do any actual damage. The second class is the hardcore class. Hardcore mechs are allowed to use just about anything, including CO2 powered rifles, micro class rockets, flamethrowers, and of course hand-to-hand weapons. In this class, physical damage IS the objective. It’s going to be very exciting.
Hagetaka is built around a custom aluminum chassis, and its 7 DoF legs use a total of 14 RX-64 servos. You don’t have to know much about servos to know that at nearly $300 each, these servos are extraordinarily fast and powerful. Hagetaka sports dual full-auto airsoft guns, plus WiFi video. We’re certainly looking forward to video of this mech in action, and then seeing it personally beat the crap out of lesser mechs at RoboGames this year.
[ Mech Warfare ]
[ Hagetaka: A Bipedal Combat Robot ]
Thanks Andrew!
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Comment by Earthworm
Made Monday, 20 of April , 2009 at 6:59 am
One step closer to ED209. it’s posture is too good though… We are seriously on the brink of The Matrix/Judgement Day.
Comment by Rabdsquirlz
Made Tuesday, 21 of April , 2009 at 8:34 am
hehe, that’s a Vulture from the MechWarrior games
Comment by Zool
Made Wednesday, 22 of April , 2009 at 7:50 am
Now that is cool! :)
Comment by Farle
Made Saturday, 2 of May , 2009 at 8:33 am
I can’t wait for the robotic apocolypse, all you’ll need to do to survive is carry around a paintball gun and aim for the cameras.