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Re: [OT] Mecha - coming to a forest near you!

From: Edward Lipsett <translation@i...>
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 10:54:43 +0900
Subject: Re: [OT] Mecha - coming to a forest near you!

I think the key selling point is reducing damage to the forest...
Presumably
it would be a little better on extremely bumpy ground, but a 60-ton tank
on
treads does pretty good, too. Not too healthy for the ground, however.

It should be able to handle steeper grades and higher embankments than
treaded vehicles, although that isn't very clear from the pics.

I'd bet maintenance is worse than treads, and will probably remain worse
no
matter how much they improve the design.

A walker with 5 legs could probably get around better than a tank with
one
tread.

on 02.6.21 10:44 AM, Control Robot at cqin@ee.ualberta.ca scribbleth:
>
> So what exactly could this thing do that a vehicle with catepillar
tracks
> couldn't?

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Edward Lipsett
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