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#1 2002-01-29 01:08:08

bill_cunningham
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Registered: 2002-01-29
Posts: 9

Re: Battlebots on the Moon! - Wouldn't it be fun...

Imagine the scene, a gorgeous desolate crater, with a crescent Earth rising, as you transmit your first command and after a slight lag, your sleek, Lunar wrecking machine flips your opponent end over end in 1/6th G!

How much would you pay to operate a Battlebot on the moon for 15 minutes? How much would you pay to just WATCH robots fighting on the moon?

Camera bots to photograph the action, battle bots to play with, admission fees and advertising revenue and some pretty imaginitve testing of new rover technologies. And some fun too.

Why not?

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#2 2002-01-29 10:47:45

Bill White
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Registered: 2001-09-09
Posts: 2,114

Re: Battlebots on the Moon! - Wouldn't it be fun...

Anyone have Jay Leno's home telephone number? He is a big Battlebot fan - and rich.

How much money would be needed to stage a fight with maybe 6 robots? Carbon fiber and kevlar rather than steel would seem sensible given launch costs.

If "The Chair" and "Survivor" can get ratings, maybe  "BattleBots" can make a pitch to a major network as well.

But seriously, folks, are we talking about $10 million or $100 million USD?

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#3 2002-01-29 10:49:29

Bill White
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Registered: 2001-09-09
Posts: 2,114

Re: Battlebots on the Moon! - Wouldn't it be fun...

Anyone have Jay Leno's home telephone number? He is a big Battlebot fan - and rich.

How much money would be needed to stage a fight with maybe 6 robots? Carbon fiber and kevlar rather than steel would seem sensible given launch costs.

If "The Chair" and "Survivor" can get ratings, maybe  "BattleBots" can make a pitch to a major network as well.

But seriously, folks, are we talking about $10 million or $100 million USD?

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#4 2002-02-21 11:32:48

Zak Tolley
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Registered: 2001-10-09
Posts: 7

Re: Battlebots on the Moon! - Wouldn't it be fun...

Hey, and since there wouldn't be people around, the rules on weapons could be losened! Adding tesla coils and autoloading shot guns would add a whole new dimension to that show!

Really the idea is not that outlandish, they are working on a show to compete for a spot on a souz to the ISS, and this would be much cheaper then that.  I suppose the biggest limiting factor would be launch costs, but a single Proton or Zenit might do it. It might actualy end up being cheaper to produce then the show Friends, 6 million an episode just in the 6 main characters salaries!

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