To: Temple Owl
The spider robot makes a good "off-road" vehicle, but its top speed is only a walking pace.
2,893 posted on
08/14/2005 9:47:13 AM PDT by
NicknamedBob
(Mighty and enduring? They are but toys of the moment to be overturned by the flicking of a finger.)
To: NicknamedBob
Walking speed on the moon is good.
Excessive forward propulsion means more tumbles into craters.
8 legs minimizes the tumble probability but it would still happen enough enough to warrant reduction in acceleration.
2,896 posted on
08/14/2005 9:54:05 AM PDT by
TASMANIANRED
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