I thought the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture wasn't in charge of Gundam.

Are they just motors we can't hear? Or was the article written by a science illiterate who includes words that he thinks sound scientific?

you Bitch!!

Check out this crazy concept: Type "Ultrasonic motor" into this new fangled search site called Google. It pointed me to this free, (seriously: it's free!) encyclopedia called Wikipedia. The link talked all about ultrasonic motors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrasonic_motor [wikipedia.org]. Seems they are commonly used in cameras. I bet other links would give even more information.

You're leaving out the cost of weapons.

I hope I wasn't really the ONLY one whose first thought was "well that pretty much decides the whole illegal immigrant discussion once the migrant workers get cybernetic exoskeletons"...

I, for one, welcome our cybernetic illegal immigrant overlords.

um... I mean... I, para uno, dan la bienvenida a nuestros overlords inmigrantes ilegales cibernéticos.

(thanks babelfish)

Japanese farmers driving exoskeletons?

Don't I seem to recall something else Japanese farmers are famous for?

Oh, that's right. Ninjas.

Nothing but awesome can come from this.

No, they're equipped with testicles and yes Japanese schoolgirls will flee!

I watched a movie about this recently. "RoboCrop", I think it was called.

um... I mean... I, para uno, dan la bienvenida a nuestros overlords inmigrantes ilegales cibernéticos. (thanks babelfish)

The last time I heard someone used Babelfish, it was in reference to some manner of diplomatic incident [theinquirer.net].

Seeing as how Japanese cyborgs are involved, I feel you just opened up a whole can of worms. Good going, man. Good going.

Maybe he means the British RoboCop?

Maybe they are trying to get these to as many people as possible

Coming soon: The OEPC project...?

You mean, The 6 Million Peso Man [youtube.com]?

The Agriculture Ministry is not in charge of Gundam [bbc.co.uk]

Then those kids would REALLY get off your lawn.

Must make sure my Old Glory Insurance is current.

Wonder when they will start making them look like Daleks.

Good point. With handicap ramps now the norm in building construction, they'll be quite practical too.

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Wanted: apartment in multi-story building with no elevator. Close proximity to gun store preferred.

I, for one, cybernetic illegal immigrants give to the welcome to ours overlords.

(thanks, babelfish)

Yeah, don't anthropomorphize robots. They hate that.