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Lance_Lake · Boot Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 47

http://www.usmechatronics.com/

**Posted:** Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:07 pm

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I can't find anything, but that doesn't mean much Smile

Not to mention, it's got a link to the sentrygun that was made by a couple of geeks (who have video of testing it on their brother... hehe) That has been around for a while. I know /. did a story on it a while ago.

But it could still be an ARG. If not, it's interesting, regardless. It's odd to have a "corporate web presence" without any substance whatsoever.

So I will withhold my judgement on this one until further notice (although my knee-jerk reaction is to say that there is not an ARG here).

**Posted:** Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:27 pm

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USM seems to be a very real, non-ARGish startup company. You can find more info on the company here and stuff on the actual robotic gun they made here. It's pretty impressive stuff, actually.

I have no idea what the numbers or "poetryto" means, but I'm sure that this is not an ARG.

EDIT: Ah! Dorkmaster beat me to the punch!

**Posted:** Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:34 pm

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**Posted:** Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:54 pm

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To be honest, I think it's just two bored American kids with too much time on their hands, and way too much scrap metal Razz

**Posted:** Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:29 pm

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Lance_Lake · Boot Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 47

Ok. The Poetryto thing along with the numbers made me think ARG. I know it's been around for awhile, but yeah. I guess the company has been around for awhile.

**Posted:** Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:13 am

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Poettryto?

**Posted:** Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:16 am

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**Posted:** Sat Dec 17, 2005 2:20 am

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Well, dere's only one way to find out whether it's the real deal or not.

Six days to go on my last check of the site. Then the truth will be revealed.

**Posted:** Sun Dec 25, 2005 1:42 pm

pushECX

Are we sure that it says: po et tr y to

When I looked at it...it looked like the bottom of the o was cut off a little bit, I am thinking that it could be : po et tr y tn

I know that to at the end makes more sense.....but.....ya know, in case this ends up being an ARG...I dont want everyone thinking it is poettryto if it could possibly be poettrytn...

**Posted:** Mon Dec 26, 2005 5:41 pm

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I also found this:
http://demfromct.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/11/30/097/95278

It looks like maybe this is a real startup company but I dunno, with the Orbital colony game there is an actual company name Liftport....and they had an article in the CNN archives...yet Orbital Colony is still an ARG(NOTE: I havent been playing orbital colony because i was a little late, so if I made a mistake here, I am sorry), I dont know what to think, I am new at this so....

*EDIT*
I found this site by googling "Brian Mullins robotics"
http://www.google.com/search?num=50&hl=en&lr=&q=Brian+Mullins+robotics&btnG=Search

**Posted:** Mon Dec 26, 2005 5:49 pm

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**Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2005 10:21 am

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heh, yeah....i zoomed in on it to make sure just now, my mistake...it is poettryto...sorry everyone!

**Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2005 11:18 pm

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well, the soure id masked so, if anyone wants to look at the sentrygun.coms source, here it is...
http://www.usmechatronics.com/old_page/turret.htm

**Posted:** Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:37 pm

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u.s.mechatronics countdown gone

**Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2006 8:53 pm