The US Army spent millions developing giant, six-legged walking trucks in 1980s
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Re: The US Army spent millions developing giant, six-legged walking trucks in 1980s
#2Only millions? Amazing!
To actually deliver a physical, one-of-a-kind, working vehicle of that scale & novel function, for low-digit millions, seems pretty impressive to me - especially if the effort documented enough of their choices/discoveries/limitations to help inform later efforts.
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#3Wild wild west...
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#4It’s delightfully chonky and I love it.
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#5This looks like straight out of Aliens, loading bay scene. Fantastic.
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#7Hey, guys, you ever see that really old movie, Empire Strikes Back?
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#8You know we’re all thinking the same thing - where are the mechs?
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#9485lb payload.
Regardless of the design, it makes sense why they scrapped it.
Re: The US Army spent millions developing giant, six-legged walking trucks in 1980s
#10You know we’re all thinking the same thing - where are the mechs?