Posted on 11/21/2018 7:49:30 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
The idea of a mechanized walking suit to carry you around seems like a great idea, but having a practical leg assembly for it is still a futuristic concept. As seen here however, if you’re still a kid, you might be able to get your dad to carry you around in a custom suit fashioned after a MechWarrior vehicle.
The suit is beautifully designed by creator Gridlock Cosplay, and features an Arduino-powered control system. This allows the little pilot to command the mech’s human “engine” via a joystick and system of lights. The suit also features exterior and interior lights, a pilot cooling fan, spinning “radar” assembly, retractable pilot cage, and of course a cell phone holder in the padded engine compartment.
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Dad is getting a real workout!
That’s amazing.
Dads Rock!
We’ve really come a long way from wheelbarrow rides in the backyard.
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Wow! Thanks!
...or playing “horsey” on the living room floor.
Dadraulics
Regards,
I would never take that off!
The funny thing is, the "real" power loader in the movie was not that much more sophisticated than these costumes. The real one had a guy right behind Ripley, operating the arms and legs. James Cameron at that time was a genius at coming up with effects that looked realistic and expensive but was actually really simple and cheap.
Whoa - Dad will no longer be skipping leg day.
He was probably doing leg presses for the past year!
LOL, that is a good one!
Hmm. Trying to guess which Mech? Based on the description and pics I would guess it would be a Rifleman 65 ton Mech. I could be wrong.
Yes, Im a MechWarrior fan.
As kids, my cousins and I sat inside truck tires and we rolled downhill. :)
Was the tire gyro stabilized by an Arudino control board?
It needs a beverage holder for dad.
House Kurita is watching this with great interest.
In the video the guy calls it a “Stalker J1”, but that’s not a standard variant. I don’t know why a Stalker would need a machine gun...
Well done dad... well done
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