Gadgetopia

That was actually the second movie. :-)

Doh! You're right.

Here's the thing that freaks me out about this --

Say you're carrying a Honda Civic around on your back and you have a malfunction, or you lose power, or something else. What happens? I imagine you'd become a part of the Civic's floorpan pretty quickly.

I thought the same thing Deane, but instead imagine people playing enhanced sports using these sort of devices. People would tune in to the sport, much like car racing, in hopes to see a catastrophic accident.

True, but Robot Sumo Wrestling is going to be awesome!

Shesh. I put this up as news about a serious technological development, which could be of real help in the real world, and what do we get? Hulk-O-Rama Sumo Wrestling and Superman Football. ;o)

Actually, what I'd like to build with this sort of thing is a strap-on ornithopter! Now THAT would be cool!

I've always thought that demolition derby with those little Bobcat mini-front end loaders would be an awesome sport for ESPN2! Just armor them so the propane tank can't be punctured. The can flip on to their roofs and right themselves, so the only way to take one out would be to knock it on its side. TLC is missing out on a great show there to put on after Junkyard Wars.

Actually, that was the second Alien movie, Aliens.

Hey, did you know that that scene was actually in the second movie, Aliens? That was the one with lots of aliens, and Ripley fought off the queen alien using something like this.

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