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

At 7:44 PM -0600 6/20/02, Control Robot wrote:
>Well, from the video, it seems it could go after quadriplegic infantry
with
>no problems :)
>So what exactly could this thing do that a vehicle with catepillar
tracks
>couldn't?

Well, from a forestry standpoint it can get over some pretty unusual 
terrain that you'd need a very large front approach angle on the 
front of the vehicle.

IT can also move sideways and in odd directions that tracked vehicles 
can't do even if they neutral stear.
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