April 05, 2009

For the man who has everything

I want one of these!!! Dunno what I'd do with it, but I surely could find something.

Posted by: Steven Den Beste in Weird World at 11:11 PM | Comments (5) | Add Comment
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1 A+ for effort, but I dunno. It's not walking - it's pretty obvious that each "step" is one leg locking and the other one rolling forwards. If you've got to stay on smooth, level pavement anyway, why not just use a tank and save the money?

Posted by: Avatar_exADV at April 05, 2009 11:30 PM (vGfoR)

2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww Big Dog: It is being developed to tote loads for the infantry. The need to get a better muffler for the engine. You might scale it up a little to carry a man, but I think the ride might make you barf.

Posted by: toadold at April 06, 2009 04:58 AM (zcbXo)

3 Landslider!

One small step scoot for man and all that rot...

Posted by: Wonderduck at April 06, 2009 05:31 AM (tMdKd)

4 Makes me wonder how much it would cost to maintain it. I think it would be worth it though.

Posted by: TheBigN at April 06, 2009 06:33 AM (7jRAt)

5 What about those spider-like logging mechs that *do* walk, rather than slide?

Two legs bad, four (or more) legs good!

Posted by: BigD at April 06, 2009 09:06 AM (LjWr8)

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