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jon-in-tha-hood OP t1_isdfkkt wrote

Reply to comment by G45X in 250lb Battlebot is flipped and sticks the landing by jon-in-tha-hood

You would not want to get launched by one of these robots!

The amount of force behind the flipping arm is so immense that if you were standing on it, your leg bones would probably shoot into where your lungs are. Remember, they are launching 250 lb robots made of similar steel that are used in tanks, not squishy fat and muscle that humans are made of.

A lot of people think it would be fun to be thrown by one of these (there are pneumatic people launchers at swimming pools, but they're rated for much lower PSI), but they should do a Mythbusters sort of thing to really reinforce how dangerous these things really are.

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ADudeThatPlaysDBD t1_isdhj8m wrote

So what you’re saying is they’d be a valuable weapon against the infidels?

The holy war has begun! Round the battle bots!

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bobtheblob6 t1_isfqn5w wrote

I'm imagining a combatant walking through a sandy area, when he spots something shiny buried in the sand at his feet. He bends down to take a closer look, and his face twists into an expression of horror as he realizes its an exposed corner of a robot chassis; but it was too late. The last things he felt were a bolt of fear shooting through him followed shortly by his knees.

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G45X t1_ispdtpd wrote

u/jon-in-tha-hood, you've crushed my dream with 1 sentence.

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