if you're to take that into combat than maybe need to consider how the fuck you can both remove a branch off the camera and wipe shit off it like sticky tar or glue or someshit cos if i was the enemy all id be doing is spraying the cameras with something that cant be wiped off, easy
@NZsquadron first Rippy is the most agile vehicle ever fielded... good luck catching it before u get run over. Second, as u get 50yrds from it holding ur paint can, u'll have 100 steel balls pass through ur body.
Notice the Claymore Parimeter defense system? Thirdly, u'll just get shot up by the RWS 240 or 50cal. We can only hope that the enemy will be as dumb as u. Do some research before making comments like this.
@NZsquadron pretty sure that if this thing came rippin into some middle eastern city, the people would be dead before they get a chance to grab thier spray cans
I thought I'd point out that you miscreditted the song. The beginning is a cover of the song and band you listed, but is actually Apocalyptica. Also, @solofalcon the Mars Rover is just as big if not bigger than the Ripsaw and it lasted something like 800 days longer than they thought it would.
@Tytytucke And how do you think other unmanned combat vehicles work, you retard. The branches don't fall on it because the places you would take a tank are not covered in trees. And I highly doubt that you wouldn't have an infantry team nearby when you've got that sort of unmanned artillery rolling around. You fucking idiot.
@jthefreakinjames The fault in this vehicle is the position of the cameras. their all centered on the top front of the vehicle where their easily target-able unlike top unmanned combat vehicles, where all the cameras are spread built into the armor and well spread apart. notice how they went to a "forest" to test the ripsaw. it can travel through that environment, but has big a big weakness that prevents in going into snowy,sandy dirty places. For the speed this travels, it might travel blind.
@Tytytucke your watching i a video of the ms1 they have updated it. this was designed by two guys in a garage. besides this thing was designed to escort convoys mostly its the only tracked vehicle capible of 75 mph and runs on diesel (the same as hummers). the ms2 is slower (65 mph) but its armored, capable of being repaired in virtually no time. and it can be armed with multiple options. thats a small price to pay. and at the average of $250,000 a piece thats 25:1 vs. the abrams at $6.25 mil
only if you knew about the cameras they use in the military. i have worked on cameras on mraps and buffalo's. those things can take alot. the only reason i have seen them fail is due to some one putting it back together improperly and moisture gets in there. oh and you do need a security clearance to even touch one of those camers. nice try tho
@Tytytucke I'd guess the point of this machine is to demonstrate the agile chassis. There are people with more UGV systems experience out there, one small company can't be expected to do everything perfectly just by themselves. Should something like this ever hit actual unmanned combat use, I think a few dozen experts have by then gone through the placement of the cameras.
It says yes that is a 'gun' on the top, but there is nothing to move, and it would be impossible to reload and difficult to aim, plus its only a 'gun' what kind of 'gun' is it an MG small cannon? I don't think so!!! It didn't look like anything offensive in the video, and it wouldn't make any sence if it was...
Impossible to load thats bullshit In my opinion nothing is impossible the technology we have is far surpassed to even sending a human to war. We have the technology to build a race of warbots that could wipr out the huamn race. Beleive it. So if their is a way and their is a will we can do it. This is awesoem.
Spoken like a true idiot, technology doesn't just appear out of nowhere, things have to be thought of and built then implemented, you give no examples, just saying 'technology' well technology doesn't build shit, people and robots made and controlled by people do! I don't think any technological advances can make ammunition yet, my point was when it runs out of ammo, it would be hard to get the ammo to it! and even internal ammo caches would be VERY difficult to engineer and could still jam!!!!!
i think howe and howe is awesome, the ripsaw is awesome too. i just watched their new TV show last week about the new guiness world record smallest manned tank and i was amazed at how much explosives they threw at that thing
Have they actually secured a deal with the U.S army yet? I just watched a programme and it ended with them doing a demo for several army officials on an off road track.
wouldnt take much to armor up those threads , wondering what kind of firepower can they mount on it. it looks like it can handle a 40 mm grenade launcher with maybe a set of 60 calibers on a turret. maybe...
That's gotta be an interesting ride in the M113...controlling a remote vehicle while bouncing around in the back, lol! An ultimate play on your senses.
Yeah, most armies seem to be going for diesel as the fuel of choice for the battlefield, for the reasons stated by DevilDog016. It makes sense but it does mean there´ll be less military surplus stuff with big V8s in for us to buy and play with :(
Diesel is better because you get more torque at lower rpm. That's why all big trucks and some ships use diesel fuel. Also it's safer 'cause petrol fuel can be lighted easier than diesel (when something goes wrong you can escape).
Well 1) diesel engines have alot of torque at the lower RPM scale, so you can go through alot more challenging terrain; 2) Diesel fuel doesn't burn at "room temperature" so it's safer to use in almost any situation; 3) There is no need for spark plugs in a diesel engine - if you go in the water with a gasoline engine and water gets to the spark plugs, it's game over. Plus, diesel engines are more reliable and effective in rough conditions. Not good in cold weather though, the diesel freezes.
this is for "armed dissident extraction" missions after we are under martial law. Christ, children, point your testosterone in the right direction! You DON'T want this thing looking for you!
the point is if you are holed up in the hills of tennessee, you might be able to hold off an M1A1 tank. Not this badass. It will find you and KEEL you!
650-horsepower V8, and judging by the engineering prowess of the twin-brother designers, it's probably custom built... but I can't confirm it. Check out the article on popular science website
honestly all it needs is a pair of .50cals they have .50 cal rounds that can take out lightly armored vehicles in one hit this thing could be a terror on tracks with that kind of punch
was that an m2hb on it at the end? i bet it could be a really good hunting type vehicle if they put like a super high velocity 20mm on it, because it has such a low profile...
This is only a prototype model, the version that the military will use will have much more firepower. Either way the guys who made this could probably add rocket launchers and stuff in, oh, I don't know, 8-12 months! This thing could probably survive a landmine, too, so it could be beneficial in reducing the amount of soldier deaths.
they drove it over mines and broke its suspension mounts and it went on for hours with out problems but an M1A1 is better armored no doubt, but you can't argue with this things price tag of $760.000
Of course you're not going to mount a full-sized tank cannon on it, but you can definitely modify one or two RPG launchers to have an ammo-feeding system, and mount those on it too.
The only problem I see with it is that the wheels on the sides, the treads and everything, are slightly vulnerable, shoot a rocket into that and everything goes to hell. But they can obviously just armor the sides, so... yeah.
Hey, this thing seems like it could save way more than one life. It's a really, really amazing machine. I read about it in Popular Science. Im not sure about how much military vehicles cost, but 500,000 dollars isnt much for one, considering and M1 Abrams tank is like 5 million.
but there is a big difference in the ripsaw you cant shoot projectiles 4 miles. the ripsaw sounds more of a search and rescue unit then combat like the M1s are
I know, but, It would be a great vehicle. It could replace other things though. The M1 cannot be replaced with something that cant take 10 rocket hits. Search and Rescue is actually what I thought, but, 10 of these or 1 M1? That's a good argument.
The military put it through extensive testing. The only thing that ever broke was the suspension at the end, and it still functioned perfectly well. Check out the popsci article
To answer loudness question, Actually I was at a demo where demo witness VIPs were looking at a video scene of Rippy while the operators of Rippy snuck up on the whole VIP crowd from behind. Essentailly, Rippy got with in 30ft of the crowds back and no one even knowing until the demonstrators asked the crowd to turn around... They were all looking down the barrel of the m240 at 30 ft. It was pretty amazing. Rippy is very quiet in stealth mode at low speed.
Guys, the tank is Satellite controlled, the command center is a new idea adopted, perhaps to oversee progress? Its the army...they have lots of money we all know this...
I think they are already using them... Another video said it passed the Army's Aberdeen Test Center.... yeap... i agree ITS ABOUT TIME!!!!! I also heard that Ripsaw will be featured in the new Mad MAx film for 2010
if that control tank is destroyed, then control of the ripsaw is lost? and some lunatic would sit on top of that (*wearing a cowboy hat*) re-rig it, and ride it like a bull ! THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!
hit a humvee with such a thing... its gone. hit a light tank with a rocket. No more able to move... hit u with a rocket... R.I.P. hit this with a rocket... MECHANIK!?
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moronman11 4 months ago
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formula22000nz 4 months ago
i've got $150,000 i want one
kostman23 5 months ago
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it looks awesome!
jjmcrider 5 months ago
some HE rounds and a few RPGS and this thing would be unstoppable
dmayfield2 6 months ago
Warthog from twisted metal anyone?
EoinGrey 8 months ago
one quick question, it looks liable to tip over onto its back, what happens then?
MegaWetblanket 9 months ago
if you're to take that into combat than maybe need to consider how the fuck you can both remove a branch off the camera and wipe shit off it like sticky tar or glue or someshit cos if i was the enemy all id be doing is spraying the cameras with something that cant be wiped off, easy
NZsquadron 9 months ago
@NZsquadron first Rippy is the most agile vehicle ever fielded... good luck catching it before u get run over. Second, as u get 50yrds from it holding ur paint can, u'll have 100 steel balls pass through ur body.
Notice the Claymore Parimeter defense system? Thirdly, u'll just get shot up by the RWS 240 or 50cal. We can only hope that the enemy will be as dumb as u. Do some research before making comments like this.
southberwick3 9 months ago 4
@southberwick3 haha yar nice comeback :D i was thinking the same :D haha )!!
Dmaxdrift 9 months ago
@southberwick3 RPG or a skilled sniper?
BikeMeAustin 8 months ago
@BikeMeAustin... hahaha... lets hope the enemy thinks that too;)
southberwick3 8 months ago
@southberwick3 they are ? by the way who is buying this ?
khalid6591 8 months ago
@NZsquadron pretty sure that if this thing came rippin into some middle eastern city, the people would be dead before they get a chance to grab thier spray cans
calluthere 7 months ago
Are there any videos of the ripsaw being tested in cry arid desert environments?
What about deep un-compacted snow and ice.
2009mechanic 9 months ago
that seems like a pretty small gun?
lo1lawl 10 months ago
Music makes it suck :I
hendo337 1 year ago
is somebody know where can i download season one "howe &howe tech" ???
paulius360 1 year ago
I thought I'd point out that you miscreditted the song. The beginning is a cover of the song and band you listed, but is actually Apocalyptica. Also, @solofalcon the Mars Rover is just as big if not bigger than the Ripsaw and it lasted something like 800 days longer than they thought it would.
ShaggyPatches 1 year ago
I believe I saw this thing being carried to Aberdeen on a flatbed several months ago while I was on the highway
iknowmy3table 1 year ago
its never the newest weapon
its the ripsaw ms2
legofreak644 1 year ago
ripsaws' rollin coal
PowerStrokeDieselz 1 year ago
I WANNA SEE THAT LITTLE BEAST UNLEASH HELL!!
jasonfish07 1 year ago
Dear Uncle Sugar,
Please accept my request for re enlistment if you let me run this thing.
bigdaddysbbqva 1 year ago
The monitors were all set up wrong .Primary ( forward facing should be @ eye level ,alot bigger with better res.
oODOVETAILOo 1 year ago
Impressive machine!
mrbluenun 1 year ago
What if a branch or something similar falls on the front of the ripsaw? then all 3 of the front view cameras are blocked aka your fucked in combat
Tytytucke 1 year ago 10
@Tytytucke self destruct? ha
fitbmxseries1 1 year ago
@Tytytucke And how do you think other unmanned combat vehicles work, you retard. The branches don't fall on it because the places you would take a tank are not covered in trees. And I highly doubt that you wouldn't have an infantry team nearby when you've got that sort of unmanned artillery rolling around. You fucking idiot.
jthefreakinjames 1 year ago
@jthefreakinjames The fault in this vehicle is the position of the cameras. their all centered on the top front of the vehicle where their easily target-able unlike top unmanned combat vehicles, where all the cameras are spread built into the armor and well spread apart. notice how they went to a "forest" to test the ripsaw. it can travel through that environment, but has big a big weakness that prevents in going into snowy,sandy dirty places. For the speed this travels, it might travel blind.
Tytytucke 1 year ago
@Tytytucke your watching i a video of the ms1 they have updated it. this was designed by two guys in a garage. besides this thing was designed to escort convoys mostly its the only tracked vehicle capible of 75 mph and runs on diesel (the same as hummers). the ms2 is slower (65 mph) but its armored, capable of being repaired in virtually no time. and it can be armed with multiple options. thats a small price to pay. and at the average of $250,000 a piece thats 25:1 vs. the abrams at $6.25 mil
northernKaizer 1 year ago
@Tytytucke there is a rear view cam... and they can put it in reverse...
firebomber39 1 year ago
@Tytytucke you drive over it
jordtizzle 1 year ago
@Tytytucke then move backward or foward to shake it off
How2Tek 10 months ago
@Tytytucke It would be used in coorilation with infantry
Sporora 9 months ago
@Tytytucke
only if you knew about the cameras they use in the military. i have worked on cameras on mraps and buffalo's. those things can take alot. the only reason i have seen them fail is due to some one putting it back together improperly and moisture gets in there. oh and you do need a security clearance to even touch one of those camers. nice try tho
TheManistheshit 7 months ago
@Tytytucke I'd guess the point of this machine is to demonstrate the agile chassis. There are people with more UGV systems experience out there, one small company can't be expected to do everything perfectly just by themselves. Should something like this ever hit actual unmanned combat use, I think a few dozen experts have by then gone through the placement of the cameras.
NikolaiLehtonen 1 month ago
Bloody slow their tanks in iraq go heaps faster than that buvcket of shit. 1 roind from RPG seeya later.
teslaglobal 1 year ago
good but, high centered, with relative narrow trac, it has got to be able to right itself!
If not, no good in combat. sorry.
DD826 1 year ago
have about 50 of these boogers coming at your front lines! holy shit,
send em single file, first few hit mines and the rest tear your asses up!
DD826 1 year ago
how far can that thing go unmanned? or untill the tank goes empty??
561inurface 1 year ago
@southberwick3 lol
561inurface 1 year ago
dude this is howe and howe tech its a show on discovery channel
skidooboy13 1 year ago
It says yes that is a 'gun' on the top, but there is nothing to move, and it would be impossible to reload and difficult to aim, plus its only a 'gun' what kind of 'gun' is it an MG small cannon? I don't think so!!! It didn't look like anything offensive in the video, and it wouldn't make any sence if it was...
TacticalSuperRebel 2 years ago
Impossible to load thats bullshit In my opinion nothing is impossible the technology we have is far surpassed to even sending a human to war. We have the technology to build a race of warbots that could wipr out the huamn race. Beleive it. So if their is a way and their is a will we can do it. This is awesoem.
teslaglobal 1 year ago
Spoken like a true idiot, technology doesn't just appear out of nowhere, things have to be thought of and built then implemented, you give no examples, just saying 'technology' well technology doesn't build shit, people and robots made and controlled by people do! I don't think any technological advances can make ammunition yet, my point was when it runs out of ammo, it would be hard to get the ammo to it! and even internal ammo caches would be VERY difficult to engineer and could still jam!!!!!
TacticalSuperRebel 1 year ago
@TacticalSuperRebel No no your wrong wait and see.
teslaglobal 1 year ago
I understand it is for millitary use but it would be more fun to drive
Ryanbly166 2 years ago
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wangmauler 2 years ago
dude i love the ripsaw but your video is lame do something else because the music is lame your lame its just lame.
MrJakejustice 2 years ago
a couple of ripsaws ugv combined with a few predators uav drones and you have your very own Blitzkrieg! :D
t0k3puff420 2 years ago
mhhm ,arm dran,sowas gabs bei uns schon vor 60jahren,hieß "goliath"
1s2d3g 2 years ago 2
its a Maine thing :)
benhanson3 2 years ago
i think howe and howe is awesome, the ripsaw is awesome too. i just watched their new TV show last week about the new guiness world record smallest manned tank and i was amazed at how much explosives they threw at that thing
immadodgeguy 2 years ago
awsome diesel.....
madcat303 2 years ago
Have they actually secured a deal with the U.S army yet? I just watched a programme and it ended with them doing a demo for several army officials on an off road track.
aj8287 2 years ago
first we show the enemy how to build IEDs, now we show them how to build remote vehicles ....it'll be an interesting future.
mard420 2 years ago
this isn't for the enemy howe and howe tech build for the US
ironsabbath72 2 years ago
Is it RPG proof?
mrsmelzbad 2 years ago
@mrsmelzbad do you see any slated armor?
KottonmouthSoldiers 2 years ago
some people just like to look for reasons to complain
makoshark40 2 years ago
Syndrome by DeathStars and
Termination Bliss by DeathStars. I don't recognize the song at the beginning.
KevinsArmory 2 years ago
@KevinsArmory
Not Termination Bliss...It's Cyanide :P
iggy151 2 years ago
i got a perfect code name for ripsaw
r. reconnaissance
i. in
p. presice
s. situations
a. at
w. war
45x45bw 2 years ago
you mean a break down to make ripsaw a code name?
makoshark40 2 years ago
yeah, i think it would be cool
45x45bw 2 years ago
ACK Treads not threads LOL woops!
Syntarro 2 years ago
wouldnt take much to armor up those threads , wondering what kind of firepower can they mount on it. it looks like it can handle a 40 mm grenade launcher with maybe a set of 60 calibers on a turret. maybe...
Syntarro 2 years ago
That's gotta be an interesting ride in the M113...controlling a remote vehicle while bouncing around in the back, lol! An ultimate play on your senses.
nmcarpenter 2 years ago
Yeah, most armies seem to be going for diesel as the fuel of choice for the battlefield, for the reasons stated by DevilDog016. It makes sense but it does mean there´ll be less military surplus stuff with big V8s in for us to buy and play with :(
Del360T 2 years ago
you should sell it to the army an put a gun on it an make it full remote control
5 out of 5
maxitaxik23 2 years ago
I can't wait until we have an army of these and other robots of different shapes and sizes all controlled by advanced AI for maximum efficiency.
dajokn19 2 years ago
Fastest UMV Tank in existence... I think the Apaches are going to need more missiles:)
learningtotowerrush 2 years ago
Sweet, I hope it rockin' a Cummins.
phatkix 2 years ago
i wish, it actually has a duramax, which is my last choice of the big three
deathparade32 2 years ago
now its time for some armed 1/4 scale versions to put into the caves to kill those taliban bastards!! now i would pay good money for that footage!
ARCEYE78 2 years ago
whats the MPH with the new power plant!
791 2 years ago
The diesel engine is better for vehicles like that.
doggysoftbg 2 years ago
why do you think so? I think benzin is better because the diesel has to stand out higher preasures.
313EDO 2 years ago
Diesel is better because you get more torque at lower rpm. That's why all big trucks and some ships use diesel fuel. Also it's safer 'cause petrol fuel can be lighted easier than diesel (when something goes wrong you can escape).
doggysoftbg 2 years ago
Well 1) diesel engines have alot of torque at the lower RPM scale, so you can go through alot more challenging terrain; 2) Diesel fuel doesn't burn at "room temperature" so it's safer to use in almost any situation; 3) There is no need for spark plugs in a diesel engine - if you go in the water with a gasoline engine and water gets to the spark plugs, it's game over. Plus, diesel engines are more reliable and effective in rough conditions. Not good in cold weather though, the diesel freezes.
DevilDog016 2 years ago
My birthday is coming up......
polarisxhonda 2 years ago 2
omg they put a disel engine in it now... all that smoke.. lol the bad guys gonna see it
son8god8damn 2 years ago 2
Before they would just here it for 3mi away!
Tarrin0009 2 years ago
Is that Lords of Acid playign in the background
nfarnham2008 2 years ago
apocalyptica...
creborn 2 years ago
which song is it they covered?
jezuscwh 2 years ago
their original song
creborn 2 years ago
a little Front Line Assembly makes any future-weapon demo more entertaing!
keivil09 2 years ago
this is for "armed dissident extraction" missions after we are under martial law. Christ, children, point your testosterone in the right direction! You DON'T want this thing looking for you!
d3ejmz 2 years ago 2
nor any other tank
missed the point
Joshfool42283 2 years ago
the point is if you are holed up in the hills of tennessee, you might be able to hold off an M1A1 tank. Not this badass. It will find you and KEEL you!
d3ejmz 2 years ago
wow pretty soon we will have unmaned tank squads
Kirbywasfun 2 years ago
it was awsome until they unmanned it,, its just too sick to drive that
KRipWalKer3000 2 years ago
the command vehicle is weirdly reminiscent of the rhino from warhammer 40k. they're almost the same.
tehw000000t 2 years ago
the command vehicle is a standard M113 APC.
tsahiasher 2 years ago
Looks like a converted APC
TheBruteChieftain 2 years ago
this thing
is
a
fucking
monster
imagine if they attached an actual tank cannon to it
or a 20mm
if recoil can be compensated
blackshot91 2 years ago
hells yeah, pray baby
antaries93 2 years ago
it was created by to brothers in there 30's and was sold to the military. I saw it in a popular mechanics mag. Pretty cool
durnnurd 2 years ago
only a duramax? those engines must be better than i thought- figured theyd be using an international or a cat diesel
vrscd88 2 years ago
All those radio signals could be triangulated and an air strike called in on positions!!!
maxx756 2 years ago
It is not radio controlled but computer controlled by encrypted transmissions same as an unmanned aircraft the CIA uses not like a an RC car.
rebandmike 2 years ago
and how do you think the "transmissions" are sent to the vehicle? through The Force?
tsahiasher 2 years ago
should of sent this thing to mars, fuck that little thing they sent up there!
solofalcon 2 years ago 18
lol
Bamchucknorris 2 years ago
it uses much more energy than they have on mars. you can't go that fast on solar panels, twice as far from the sun as earth is.
tsahiasher 2 years ago
@solofalcon
Oxygen, dawg.
bootycentral 9 months ago
This things baddass brotha looks like the Cobra tank from 1980's G.I <Joe
Aaroneus76 2 years ago
Is he inside the thing or is it unmanned?
prooc 2 years ago
The small tank is unmanned, but the controlling guy is in the big square tank/truck/command center.
skyseeker901 2 years ago
what kind of engine those it have?
djRata1 2 years ago
650-horsepower V8, and judging by the engineering prowess of the twin-brother designers, it's probably custom built... but I can't confirm it. Check out the article on popular science website
kortjerster 2 years ago
I want one
0phillipwilson0 2 years ago
iraqi's would be scared shitless when they see this rollin thru their hood
anurangax27 2 years ago
sweet.
imh11621 2 years ago
Wow... Can you imagine what heavy weapons could be mounted on that monster? maybe a:
-30mm Bushmaster II cannon
-30mm Rarden autocannon
maybe even a 30mm GAU-8 AVENGER gatling cannon! :)
(ok... the GAU-8 may be too much for the thing to handle, but who knows!)
It'd be beyond awesome to see this thing in military service
Raptor1182 2 years ago
Ya the gau 8 is a little big...(about the size of a VW bug...). And I believe they stoped production of those.
RathaSlayer 2 years ago
or a 90mm recoilless rifle
airsofttanker 2 years ago
honestly all it needs is a pair of .50cals they have .50 cal rounds that can take out lightly armored vehicles in one hit this thing could be a terror on tracks with that kind of punch
dmayfield2 2 years ago
was that an m2hb on it at the end? i bet it could be a really good hunting type vehicle if they put like a super high velocity 20mm on it, because it has such a low profile...
zombiesquad103 2 years ago
This is only a prototype model, the version that the military will use will have much more firepower. Either way the guys who made this could probably add rocket launchers and stuff in, oh, I don't know, 8-12 months! This thing could probably survive a landmine, too, so it could be beneficial in reducing the amount of soldier deaths.
TheDragonslayer121 2 years ago
I don't know if this thing could actually use a rocket launcher--looks two flimsy. At least, not the thing you'd find on a battle tank like thte m1.
saltystudios 2 years ago
the finished model has an M240 machine gun on top and is virtually indestructible
TheSlyther 2 years ago
Indestructable? IT looks stong but not as strong as like a full size tank.
saltystudios 2 years ago
they drove it over mines and broke its suspension mounts and it went on for hours with out problems but an M1A1 is better armored no doubt, but you can't argue with this things price tag of $760.000
TheSlyther 2 years ago
Yeah the price tag is what is really appealing about this thing.
saltystudios 2 years ago
That and no lives are lost if the thing gets hit
bloodl3tt3r 2 years ago
Of course you're not going to mount a full-sized tank cannon on it, but you can definitely modify one or two RPG launchers to have an ammo-feeding system, and mount those on it too.
The only problem I see with it is that the wheels on the sides, the treads and everything, are slightly vulnerable, shoot a rocket into that and everything goes to hell. But they can obviously just armor the sides, so... yeah.
bloodl3tt3r 2 years ago
I WANT A RIPSAW!
blazikenking 2 years ago
Well the answer is... To sacrifce a 500k robot to save just one life or even a Humvee full soldiers.... is a no-brainer.
southberwick3 2 years ago 3
Hey, this thing seems like it could save way more than one life. It's a really, really amazing machine. I read about it in Popular Science. Im not sure about how much military vehicles cost, but 500,000 dollars isnt much for one, considering and M1 Abrams tank is like 5 million.
saltystudios 2 years ago
but there is a big difference in the ripsaw you cant shoot projectiles 4 miles. the ripsaw sounds more of a search and rescue unit then combat like the M1s are
MrM00nPIE 2 years ago
I know, but, It would be a great vehicle. It could replace other things though. The M1 cannot be replaced with something that cant take 10 rocket hits. Search and Rescue is actually what I thought, but, 10 of these or 1 M1? That's a good argument.
saltystudios 2 years ago
but if you could put a M256A1 on that thing
MrM00nPIE 2 years ago
it seems kinda expesive to use in scout missions. wut is it blows up by a roadside bomb or something
PugstaMonkey 2 years ago
The military put it through extensive testing. The only thing that ever broke was the suspension at the end, and it still functioned perfectly well. Check out the popsci article
asiansushiman 2 years ago
Dragon teeth are now useless.
Rokasomee 2 years ago
this is the next generationof war fare
iggyman214 2 years ago
To answer loudness question, Actually I was at a demo where demo witness VIPs were looking at a video scene of Rippy while the operators of Rippy snuck up on the whole VIP crowd from behind. Essentailly, Rippy got with in 30ft of the crowds back and no one even knowing until the demonstrators asked the crowd to turn around... They were all looking down the barrel of the m240 at 30 ft. It was pretty amazing. Rippy is very quiet in stealth mode at low speed.
southberwick3 2 years ago
Well, if it's shot at, then there's no one inside. It's just...expensive to lose. And I tihnk it will hold up pretty well.
Xcelerate2000 2 years ago
It cost the builders about 750,000 to make
asiansushiman 2 years ago
this is a new army weapon its in popular science
rsn3rdz 2 years ago
what kind of trans do they have the big block hooked to?
to drive the tracks?
xmoney410x 2 years ago
Guys, the tank is Satellite controlled, the command center is a new idea adopted, perhaps to oversee progress? Its the army...they have lots of money we all know this...
tygrstrykyr 2 years ago
so you have to stay within 20 feet or you lose singnal or what?
VancouverCanucksRock 2 years ago
whats the name of the songs ? :V
ZooYork969 2 years ago
Apocalyptica - Hope
Deathstars - Syndrome
i forgot the name of the last one but i'ts from deathstars too
BrutalG0re 2 years ago
You would here that thing comin a mile away!......The louder the better I guess...lol.....
bellrockyin 2 years ago
you might here it coming but if that thing is coming for you, you're screwed
markssite 2 years ago
I think they are already using them... Another video said it passed the Army's Aberdeen Test Center.... yeap... i agree ITS ABOUT TIME!!!!! I also heard that Ripsaw will be featured in the new Mad MAx film for 2010
offroadgodzilla 2 years ago
It'sabout f time!!!!
bellrockyin 2 years ago
lol, dude, it's not really a new army weapon.
Th3BritishGuy 2 years ago
it actually is a military funded program and the army is interested in adopting the technology.
briantortilla 2 years ago
i can make them and some are forsale!
crazyjoseph144 2 years ago
ive heard of a tank trap but never a ripsaw trap lol unstopable
viperd911 2 years ago
whats the range that they can operate apart from each other? the command center and the ripsaw i mean
pezcore64 3 years ago
Are these mean machine prototyped for the military allready? nice machine!
SparalOy 3 years ago
it can be sat guided from anywhere in the world if they wanted to.
johnathenbates 3 years ago
if that control tank is destroyed, then control of the ripsaw is lost? and some lunatic would sit on top of that (*wearing a cowboy hat*) re-rig it, and ride it like a bull ! THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!
Animalisedzetec 3 years ago
i want one!!!!!!
metallica4411 3 years ago
Whats the range of the MS1 from the command center?
atomicRA 3 years ago
if i hit that thing with a rocket on the side of the track...its done...
Sh3pardMelody 3 years ago
thats a lot better then a rocket to the side of a Humvee with several soldiers in it.
Fr0z3nFr0g 3 years ago 2
hit a humvee with such a thing... its gone. hit a light tank with a rocket. No more able to move... hit u with a rocket... R.I.P. hit this with a rocket... MECHANIK!?
Jupp1986 3 years ago
true
GLOCKY10 3 years ago
every video of this thing I see, it gets cooler and cooler.
123wordbird321 3 years ago 3
the same thing for me !
It's really amazing..
Wouter259 3 years ago 2
Mount an M-240 G on it and start to slay!
Mount a TOW on it and really spill some blood!
mount a vertical launch Javilin and cook some tanks.
Give it AI and it becomes a tracked terminator.
chiburui6 3 years ago
remote-control cars... the climax
fishyfish777 3 years ago
This is the coolest thing I've seen in a long time. p.s. What is the name of the artist and whats the name of the song?
GODSOFTHEGUITARS 3 years ago
Super job!
Congratulations!
What is the engine?
Twardy2 3 years ago
a suped up dura max some where around 600 horses
sjkelleyusarmy 3 years ago
It has around 7 litre V8 engine which gives 478 kW = 650 Hp. Pretty mean machine :-)
AlexBratt 3 years ago