I think the consensus is that anime style mechs are physically impossible given how fast and nimble they usually are, but if physics were no object would they be a viable solution to any real world problems?

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[–] 38 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Boston Dynamics got started making weird leggy robots specifically for terrain that's too rough for wheels and tank tracks, so if there was somehow a need for a bipedal robot it might end up looking somewhat like a mech.

My guess is that legged ground based war machines are usually going to have 4+ legs for stability, though. Airborne drones are probably going to be way more common.

Personally, I hope we achieve a utopian future where war is obsolete, scarcity is history, and we build giant mecha robots and battle with them as a power sport

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  • [–] 11 points 5 days ago (2 children)

    Just the other day I found out that One Must Fall 2097 has been released as freeware and there's a solid community-built source port you can just download and play.

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