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Land walker

Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 10:48 am
by lazysunside
Japan invent this last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVwbUljGs3g
image 5 years from now on

Re: Land walker

Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 12:25 pm
by Joel
It looks like a cross between an AT-ST and Metal Gear REX... And its far too shaky. I'd so laugh if it fell over.

Re: Land walker

Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 4:40 am
by Nagato
It looks stable enough, it's just extremely awkward and slow. It also looks slightly less adept at handling terrain than your average Formula 1 racer. Since being able to navigate almost any terrain is the whole point of walking, I'd say there's still a lot more work to be done before this is viable as anything other than a novelty. Still darn cool, though.

Re: Land walker

Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 11:17 am
by lazysunside
i wanna see those in 2014 in USA army

Re: Land walker

Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 3:42 pm
by Taiga
Personally i'd rather they were see AGAINST the US army... but ok.

The biggest downfall i can see it that... well... there seems to be a big 'must not fall over' obsession.

Question: What does walking mean

Answer:
Spoiler:
Falling over and catching yourself in a regular fashion... in such a way as to propel yourself forward at reasonable speed, with the minimal effort required. There's, usually, no balancing on one leg involved.

Re: Land walker

Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 3:56 pm
by lazysunside
hm i wish they create mini gundam suit too

Re: Land walker

Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 8:14 pm
by Taiga
1, lol. (Yes... lol. Thought i'd never say that, didn't you? You were pretty much right. =D) ...randomness.

2, completely unrelated... though I do believe i'm getting usec to you, kai.Just try to smam a little less ;D

Re: Land walker

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 11:22 am
by lazysunside
well, somepeople say it was like half the body of a gundam lol