First introduced in 2005, the Rip Saw is about to hit the market with a $200,000 price tag. The custom-built UGV can hit 0-60 in 3.5 seconds, go 80 mph, and can manoeuvre over any surface or terrain a tank can. And the video is pretty good; watch as it drives through a barn as if it were the cardboard boxen your handset came in.
The privately-funded Rip Saw was first built by the Howe brothers for the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge. Though the Rip Saw didn’t win, its video certainly turned some heads, enough to find funding to build more than one. I normally don’t get too excited about military shit like this, but any machine that can obliterate a wood shack with ease and turn donuts on snow wins my heart. Check out the 2005 teaser vid to see what i mean. [Howe and Howe via Red Ferret via Geekologie] 
Rob
Monday, November 19, 2007 at 4:23 AMThat is so bloody awesome!!
Im asking one for christmas…
Brian
Monday, November 19, 2007 at 1:39 PMThat’s pretty cool. I think I’ll place an order for 10 of them! =)
Crazydane
Monday, November 19, 2007 at 4:20 PMI just want to point out what the competition was for the tank…two trucks. Probably modified trucks…but trucks all the same. Trucks vs. Tank.
Hmmm…no surprise who one :P
Btw, I think that the Rip-Saw is awesome, and I’m very impressed.
Wish they’d put it up against something more its caliber, so they could really show it off.
Dillon
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 4:58 AMi believe the trucks were to demonstrate its superior suspention over wheeled vehicles.
Austin
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 7:10 PMhaha yeah dillon is right. just a two-axle/tread comparison. if you look closely at the windshields, you will see how much they picked them up for!
God
Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at 1:06 AMBloody stupid you mean……..
Jeff
Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at 8:29 AMThis is the Cobra HiSS tank from G.I. Joe:
http://smalljoes.com/images_gijoe/hiss_l.jpg
Petras
Friday, November 23, 2007 at 5:10 AMOnly thing I’d worry about in that would be tipping.
But that would easily be rectified if it was widened.
Bob Dobbs
Monday, November 26, 2007 at 12:28 PMMilitarism gone Wild!
idomeneo
Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 11:45 AMDoes it come with airbags?
Xadda
Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at 5:04 AMIt’s fast because it’s light. With armor, this won’t be quite as impressive.
lol
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at 1:41 AMone mine of rpg = gg rip saw
Scampfed
Sunday, December 16, 2007 at 3:38 PMSo let me get this straight….
The asking price for that red hued Chevy was only $500?
Sweet
terry
Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at 5:45 AMLove it! Please show more footage,this unit is awesome!
sikarios
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 6:48 AMIs it street legal?
mitch
Friday, March 14, 2008 at 12:50 PMof all the wildest things i have ever seen this is the best of the best!!!!
I GOT TO HAVE ONE!!!!!!
James
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 7:53 PMI just have to build a remote control version of this! It’s bloody awsome
Bevo
Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 2:39 PMI want to see one you can sit in and drive
joe chapman
Friday, January 22, 2010 at 11:03 AMthe ripsaw is freaking awsome