Bipedal military mecha question

[hitori]

Does anyone know a site or book that has good realistic assessments on bipedal or multipedal walking mechas for use in military applications?

I'm interested in things such as their real-world feasibility (most important), possible tactical uses, cost, maintenance, technical challenges, etc.

Or if you have some comments or thoughts, I'd greatly appreciate that too.

Thanks

[Junkyard Angel]

This site sells plans and patents -

"Pittman
Learn of the Department of Defense plans to build an armored nuclear capable battlesuit with strength enhancing exoskeleton utilizing artificial muscles."


http://www.futurehorizons.net/bionics.htm

[KensaiMax]

On a less fanciful note, these guys are actually building a mecha. For real. No pipedream.

It's been hashed over ad infinitum on their forums.

[Junkyard Angel]

I think those are real plans. Unless the part about the DoD is made-up and all you get is a drawing of a screenshot off Forgotten Worlds.

The 'coming soon' video for another mech-suit project looks very interesting (same link as before).

I like the spring-walker - run down the highway, don't drive.

Just as a brief divergence,

Imagine a mechsuit that utilised the science of acupuncture along with piercing and tattooing and related bodyworks. A bit like having tracks in your skin, and inputs and outputs where the mech would hook-up to. 'The Breastplate of the High-Priest' Enhanced.

[Junkyard Angel]

The MPS site! Ambitious bi-ped project. Three pairs of legs is more stable, but then that's just not the same as having two.

Remember those desktoys with the roundheaded pins in a frame, and you'd put some object like your hand into it to give an impression of the object? That kind of design for the soles of the feet, for rough terrain.