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Published: 2007-08-22 05:02:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 10393; Favourites: 128; Downloads: 411
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Description
Made this little thing over the past couple of days.Decided to do a bio. Making it up as I go.
Class: Recon Drone
Control: Automated/Remote
Height: 120.2mm
Weight: 163.4 Grams
Max Jumping Distance: 9.76 ft
Power supply: hyper solar panel (Charges extremely quickly and gives large amounts of power)
The idea is that it has a camera in the middle which can rotate to any position. Firstly the sphere inside the glass casing rotates horizontally and the full glass case rotates vertically. The legs are strong and are capable of launching the bot to a maximum of 5 feet in the air straight up or distance in any direction of around 9.7ft. It is made of a lightweight but extremely tough material capable of withstanding gunfire when in defensive position. Power is supplied by a hyper solar panel located on the under side of the glass casing, which rotates to face the light source. Charging takes 1 to 5mins 1 minute charge lasts 2hrs and 5 minute charge lasts 72hrs. As the solar panel may be left in sunlight the power supply is endless.
Created in 3DS Max 9.
Model time: Including repeated changes to design 2-3 hrs
Render time: 1hr 2mins
Hope you like it.
Thanks for having a look.
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Comments: 40
I wonder if anyone is actually going to create something like this?
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I've spent a long time looking for something like this. But it was worth it!
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Thanks glad you like it, It was rendered using Mental Ray Renderer in 3Ds Max 9 with low quality indirect illumination.
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Thanks, the animation is on its way soon. Should be ready by next week. If you're interested in taking a look.
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sounds cool
of course I'm interested . . . the only prob will be to download it with the f . . . . modem
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nice!! i hope i could see some of those in a sci fi movie!! then those spider robots would infiltrate a building full of bad guys then call for backup and kick the hell out of their effin asses!! yeah!!
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Thanks, I'm in the middle of animation it right now, once I get the walk cycle done I'll upload it. I'll work on putting it in an environment after that. Maybe I'll try the infiltration idea.
Thanks again
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well.. im sure thats a but aching thing to do!! LOL.. and man.. so time consuming when rendering.. btw.. good luck on that animation!! cant wait to see it,,
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I thought is was real too Jim, its amazing, love the power
supply idea, and the its range of jump!!! great stuff, wish
you would upload on other sites esp for this kind of material.
You would be the new Disney!!!!!!!!!
Hope you are keeping 22nd sept free looks like its on thankfully!!! ^-^
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Thanks, yea, i'll need find a few sites to put my stuff on, i'll have a wee look and do it. I'm registered with a 3D site, but I didn't upload anything to it cos the stuff on it was much better than mine, but I have improved a bit since.
Yea, the 22nd is kept free,lol my girlfriend is off work then, so she'll be coming too. xx
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Welcome Jim, great about 22nd and I will probably be taking
someone alone if I can, looks like we will be a select group, as
everytime I speak with Neil the numbers keep depleting. Ach
well maybe our kitty will last longer lol!!!! ^-^
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*correction: I mean that, but I am also aware that this was something created digitally. XD (forgive me for my spelling mistakes! It's late...)
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Thanks, lol, yea, I know what you mean. You never know, you might see them for real one day.lol
Thanks again.
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That would be a rather cool development for you, nah? ^^ In the meantime, you could work for the film industry creating ideas for movie bound machinery? 
...maybe?
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Wow! 
It the government could actually create such a thing it could be used for an endless list of things!
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Wow i thought it was real until i read "Created in 3DS Max 9"
3ds Max 9 is Autodesk right?
i've just recently started to use that program my first two objects are in my gallery if you want to look...neither is as good as this bot....
I basically take a simple object and toy around with it until i get something i like...
Oh and i got a question...do you know how to make a heart on 3ds Max 9? i've tried and tried...i can't figure out how
i'm wanting something simple like a heart...to toy with the animation and practice the full use of the program.
i haven't got around to doing anything realistic...
Oh and i guess i strayed away from the topic of my comment...it's was meant to be about your image not my abilities on 3ds max 9
I love how you contrasted the silver with gray and did the reflections...hell i love all of it...
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Thanks, I've been trying to get realistic looking images, seems like it worked.lol
Ok, Yea, it is Autodesk. I had a little look at your gallery, I can see you've figured out the basics of poly modeling, thats a good start. I can see you haven't rendered the models. In case you are wondering how to, go to 'rendering' tab and select render, you'll get a window with options like changing the dimensions, to render hit the button at the bottom right had corner of the window.
As for making a heart, start with a sphere, you should use the taper option in the modify tab on the right. Then taper it to make the heart point. Then use editable poly or mesh, up to you. and select the vertex option and select the top of the heart, resize by right click and selecting scale or move, resize accordingly till you get the shape you want. Make sure you taper the correct way so that the lines go up and down the heart. hope this helps. That was a lot of typing.lol Good luck in you 3D work. I'll watch you and see how you progress. One piece of advice, be patient, it takes time to work it all out. If you need any more help let me know and I'll try and help.
Thanks again
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Thank you and i'll toy with it to see if i can get the heart just right...
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Awesome looking drone, definitely looks like it could really exist, a well thought out design.
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Thanks, amazing what a slight case of insomnia can do.lol The animation should probably be done for this weekend hopefully, if not, some time next week if you are interested in taking a look
Thanks again.
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I will definitely keep a eye out for that.
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Oh wow! I would buy one of these! Does it work? Are you going to makea working one?
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Thanks, It is rigged and ready for animation if thats what you mean. Maybe the military will take it off my hands and make it for real.lol The animation should be ready next week at some point, maybe sooner. If you are interested in seeing it move.
Thanks again.
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Thanks, gonna start work on the animation soon.
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I bet it will be equally amazing
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I don't know anything about robotics but it's very cool looking.
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Thanks, glad you like it. I don't know anything about robotics either.lol
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Totally awesome. Thought it was real when I saw it on the start page.
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Thanks, glad you like it. I've been playing about with the lighting and materials to try to get a realistic look. Guess it's working.lol
Thanks again.
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Who knows,lol I think I might animate it.
Thanks for the comment.
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wow, that's incredible! i'd love to see that in action, well done
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Thanks, I am planning on animating it, it is fully rigged and ready to go, so look out for it soon.
Thanks again.
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