Hasta La Gadget!

This is the PL-01 concept tank, a three-crew 35-ton tank that can turn itself invisible to infrared missiles thanks to a mesh of thermal tiles that change their temperature to match the environment. Oh, and it looks straight out of the world of Tron.

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Maybe you thought that self-driving vehicles were a little bit further away, but check out this prototype machine gun, that will dispatch enemies from afar, without needing anyone to drive it.

The HDT Robotics Self-Driving Machine Gun uses a M240 machine gun and it can fire at a target at almost 500 feet away. Such a robot could help clear the way for soldiers to safely enter a battlefield, assuming it’s able to tackle the terrain us puny humans can. The prototype was demonstrated for the US Army, and you’ll notice that they have it chained up “for safety purposes.” Perhaps they learned a lesson from ED-209.

It can be a scary thought, having unmanned vehicle firing at enemies. So long as they remain firmly under human control, I guess it can’t be all bad.

[via Computerworld]

Darth Vader. He’s one of the best parts of the original Star Wars saga. What if you could turn him into a badass Sith tank and let him loose on your enemy?

That would be amazing. Tank Vader would just decimate whole armies and lay waste to everything in it’s path. The Vader tank is the work of Gabriel Dishaw. It is a miniature tank with the head of the Lord of the Sith riding atop it, much like Danny Trejo’s head on that turtle in Breaking Bad.

It is made from all kinds of recycled parts: a toy tank, computers, typewriters, adding machines, airplane parts and vintage model pieces.

You can buy Tank Vader from Gabriel’s site for $1000(USD). Sadly my pockets are empty or else I would consider it. It just looks amazing!

[via Damn Geeky]

I love good sushi. Since I’m land-locked in the Midwest, it’s not exactly easy to get good fresh sushi-grade fish here, but there are definitely some places that fly it in daily at least. Still, I haven’t seen any sushi joint around here who serves it this way…

Yes, that’s a tank made of raw fish, rice and seaweed.

I certainly wouldn’t want to be on the business end of a slice of cucumber, would you? Though if the ammo is made from smoky salmon roe, I suppose I could handle it. Just don’t come at me with that shrimp turret – unless you want to see me go into anaphylactic shock.

These tank-shaped sushi plates were made by a Kurisakiya as a tribute to the anime Girls und Panzer. Why? Because in Japan, anything is possible!

[via Kotaku via Archie McPhee]

JTT (Japan Trust Technology) just released that world’s smallest radio-controlled tank called the “Raji-Combat” that you can control with your iPhone or iPad and battle against other mini tanks. There are 2 historically famous real tanks they modeled the “Raji-Combat” on: “Tiger I” and “T-34″

You will be able to control the tank with your iPhone/iPad after installing a dedicated application.

If there are more than 2 sets of Raji-Combat, you can have a battle against each other. When you give 4 damages to the sensor on the upper part of the turret of the other tank by blasting with an infrared ray cannon, you win.

It’s a very powerful tiny tank that can ascend a 30-degree uphill slope…

Price: ¥2,980 for each model/ ¥5,280 for a set of “Tiger I” and “T-34″
Size: Approx. 56 x 39 x 39 mm
Weigt: Approx. 30g
Charging time: 30-50 minutes by USB
Battery life: 5 minutes