upstop Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 This is a totally weird concept... http://www.equipmentworld.com/diggerland-usa-preview/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magenta Lizard Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Aww, I thought it was going to be what my husband keeps saying someone should make. Sort of a giant sandbox where people can play with construction equipment the way they played with the toys as kids. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 Actually, you can play/dig with real back hoes and drive real equipment through a course like a turn pike. There is a video in the article showing some of the attractions. some of it is corny but I guess it could be fun in some way. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTW Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Lego Land for adults? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voicetek Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Just curious what kind of a draw this place will have because this isn't my type of place at all. I definitely would not go here of my own free will. You'd have to drag me there, offer to pay my way in, plus promise me that we'll leave after just a few hours. Just totally uninteresting to me. However, I'm sure many people feel differently and that's cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 The only thing that comes to mind is this. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason1238 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 I'm wondering how they can certify those machines for human passengers. The company I work for has a relationship with Kuka robotics...makers of a ride called the Robocoaster. It's simply a high payload 6 axis industrial robot that they mounted a pair of seats with OTS restraints on. I have ridden it, and it is pretty cool. At a tradeshow a few years ago I spoke to one of the Kuka reps, and he told me how much they had to go through to get those things certified to allow people to ride. He said that while they ultrasound test every major casting for all their robots, only the absolutely perfect ones are allowed to go into the robots for the ride. The controls have redundancies and failsafes built in as well. If you've ever seen a robot "geek out" you would understand the reason for the extra caution...are excavators any different? Basically, throwing around parts on an assembly line or a bucket of dirt or gravel is very different from throwing people around to give them a thrill. I can only assume they have addressed this, but I'm curious if there are any limits on the machines? Maybe movement speed or range of motion limits? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTW Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 We have a couple of Fanuc 6 axis robots where I work. When the first one was installed I joked that I wanted to attach a seat to it and have people spin me around. They all thought I was crazy until I found a YouTube video. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastien6221 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 This park seems IMHO really boring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Big Kitty sandbox? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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