I’ve heard building mechas is really difficult but there is no problem in building small humanoid robots (Boston Dynamics). So can’t we just upscale them and make mechas this way?

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I’ve heard building mechas is really difficult but there is no problem in building small humanoid robots (Boston Dynamics). So can’t we just upscale them and make mechas this way?

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Answer 1

Sounds really cool, but in reality huge mechs would be easy targets, difficult to field maintain, etc. I think the future of robotic warfare lies in smaller more nimble machines. Wheeled/tracked, flying, maybe some walkers.