The segway medical BEAR

[mechanicalbrain]

Heh i know that the title is going to raise some eyebrows! Actually their is a medical robot (for military use) being invented that (the current model at least) uses a Segway as a base. Its actually pretty nice and if anybody wants to forward this to Dean Kamen or Woody Flowers i think they would like it! Their design for a finished product looks pretty ambitious to me but i definitely hope they can do it. The only thing i see as a problem is that in allot of cases you DON'T want to move a person in case of spinal injuries, I guess that really doesn't matter if your in a shootout. Anyway this is a really cool use of a Segway and i was amazed it could compensate for that type of weight that high up! http://www.tatrc.org/website_robotics/bear.html

[mechanicalbrain]

Oh and while im talking about super cool robots named after animals take a look at the Bat. This one is actually for sale.... to those who have way too much money.... so anyways heres the main site http://www.spyplanes.com/bat3.html and here's the movie page http://www.spyplanes.com/movies.html. I really need one of these for my car so if anybody would like to donate to the cause.....

[tiffany34990]

that's pretty darn cool... robots do come in handy out in the battle zones.. as long as they function properly and all of course..

thanks for sharing...

[koala79]

Yeah, sounds super interesting...I'll definitely give it a look!

[Mike]

Good idea. However, the movies are named "BEAR Casualty Rescue", how do you rescue a casualty?

[KenWittlief]

Originally Posted by Mike

Good idea. However, the movies are named "BEAR Casualty Rescue", how do you rescue a casualty?

you begin by mastering the english language!

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...ualty&x=8&y=13

[mechanicalbrain]

Always you with your English! My other real problem with the idea is that when you try to deploy the robot it becomes an instant target! A medic that can't be killed is great but not if they shoot the patient. One thing i really love is that this robot is super maneuverable on top of a decent speed. By the way I think that the UAV spyplanes sells is comparable with (if not better than) any other one Ive seen and is a fraction of the price.

[Mike]

Originally Posted by KenWittlief

you begin by mastering the english language!

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...ualty&x=8&y=13

Ahh, I was under the impression a casualty was a death.

[KenWittlief]

Originally Posted by mechanicalbrain

My other real problem with the idea is that when you try to deploy the robot it becomes an instant target! A medic that can't be killed is great but not if they shoot the patient.

I was thinking along the same lines when I saw the photos. Picking the victim up in the air like that makes an easy target

This is most likely a first-pass at the design concept. It seems like what they really need is a robo-cop to go after the shooter/sniper

or an armored vehicle to get between the shooter and the person on the ground.

BTW - lets all be thankfull that Mike is not in charge of taking care of casualties, anywhere! :^)