Don’t get all crazy, he’s just a little guy and will take 10x’s longer to complete it, but pretty cool none the less.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/09/15/tiny-japanese-robot-to-tackle-ironman-triathalon/
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Given the buzz this has created in the last 90 minutes on triathlon forums I’d say this was a media coup for WTC.
I think these competions are great. They get creative mind looking at a problem in a unque way. But this is a fraud. The robot wont complete an IM, because a IM is 17 hours.
Second its not a robot, its 3 robots.
Third it sounds like the robot is going to have significant out side assistance.
Styrrell
If someone could actually create a robot that could do the course without assistance and finish within 17 hours, then I’d be impressed. This is just a toy and the “effort” that feels like a college student prank. I could get a radio controlled boat and a radio controlled car and with unlimited time and rechargeable batteries could claim the same feat.
If they make a robot that can do the IM in sub 17 without assistance I think its name would be Master…
I could get a radio controlled boat and a radio controlled car and with unlimited time and rechargeable batteries could claim the same feat.
That’s not remotely a comparable task.
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Given the buzz this has created in the last 90 minutes on triathlon forums I’d say this was a media coup for WTC.
But will it bring back the magic? 