Re:Elon Musk to make James Bond submarine car a reality
by stcredzero on Friday October 18, 2013 @03:51PM
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> Elon Musk launch Robots like Pacific Rim
Sarcos had the technology for full-body haptic feedback harnesses of the type that were somewhat portrayed in Pacific Rim, and they had this in the 90's, if I recall correctly. DARPA had arm/shoulder/head haptic feedback projects even back in the 70's and 80's.
The problem is that the human form factor is quite complex, and it will always be cheaper to make a simpler specialized tool. Humans are scary good at controlling things, even without haptic feedback.
Transformers: Just physically impossible for anything more functional than a movie prop. (Ok, maybe Monster Truck rallies.)
Sarcos had the technology for full-body haptic feedback harnesses of the type that were somewhat portrayed in Pacific Rim, and they had this in the 90's, if I recall correctly. DARPA had arm/shoulder/head haptic feedback projects even back in the 70's and 80's.
The problem is that the human form factor is quite complex, and it will always be cheaper to make a simpler specialized tool. Humans are scary good at controlling things, even without haptic feedback.
Transformers: Just physically impossible for anything more functional than a movie prop. (Ok, maybe Monster Truck rallies.)