There have been efforts to use a similar concept to clear out mine fields.
Strandbeest
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#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
Wouldn't a legged vehicle still have that problem if it can achieve the same speeds and weights that regular cars go at? Scale up a human for example to the weight and speed of a car. Crazy powerful and big legs, big feet, big shoes. The rubber must hit the road either way and push down with a force to propel the weight of this car-heavy legged human at speeds of 100km/h. It would still wear rubber away just like tir…
Couldn't you do away with rubber and shoes since for legs you don't need flat, smooth roads either (so metal legs of a multi-ton vehicle won't have anything to damage too bad). For comfort, you could have springs and air and hydraulic dampeners.
The metal itself would damage the ground that is walked on though no?
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#23There is (or was as of recently) a little exhibit on these at the Jewish Museum in NYC of all places. It’s an incredibly cool project.
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#24The English translation of the (Dutch) "strandbeest" is "beach animal".
English still uses the cognate "strand" to mean beach or riverside. The most famous is The Strand in London, along the Thames. It's a bit archaic sounding but is not too uncommon.
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#25These are fantastic. Reminds me of the structures ("choruses"?) from "A Topiary" script by Shane Carruth (the same bloke who made Primer). The first act's "pattern-seeking" premise is great, too. I think anyone who enjoys films such as Aronofsky's Pi, Linklater, Kaufman, etc would enjoy at least skimming through the first act. - Script: https://indiegroundfilms.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/20... - Script Reviews:…
I wasn't aware a script existed! I've been waiting for years to see the movie, being a huge Primer fan, though I understand it probably won't get made.
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#26For anyone who wants to know more: This is an application of Jansen's linkage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jansen%27s_linkage There are other similar linkages but Jansen's is quite good. For anyone who doesn't have an idea why something like this matters or is inspiring beyond art, legged vehicles have many downsides but one big upside is that you can theoretically avoid the rubber/microplastic particulate emission…
Wouldn't a legged vehicle still have that problem if it can achieve the same speeds and weights that regular cars go at? Scale up a human for example to the weight and speed of a car. Crazy powerful and big legs, big feet, big shoes. The rubber must hit the road either way and push down with a force to propel the weight of this car-heavy legged human at speeds of 100km/h. It would still wear rubber away just like tir…
> The rubber must hit the road
if the wheels were metal and the roadway was also metal, but arranged into parallel small roadways, then we could avoid using rubber and not have the problem of rubber particulates.
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#27I love the Strandbeesten. I've never seen them in real life, but I just love the philosophy and the videos.
We have a fossil of one of them that we purchased from the artist which is always a good conversation piece when we have guests.
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#28For anyone who wants to know more: This is an application of Jansen's linkage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jansen%27s_linkage There are other similar linkages but Jansen's is quite good. For anyone who doesn't have an idea why something like this matters or is inspiring beyond art, legged vehicles have many downsides but one big upside is that you can theoretically avoid the rubber/microplastic particulate emission…
Yes indeed - Jansen's machines are applications of Jansen's linkage :)
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
Couldn't you do away with rubber and shoes since for legs you don't need flat, smooth roads either (so metal legs of a multi-ton vehicle won't have anything to damage too bad). For comfort, you could have springs and air and hydraulic dampeners.
The metal itself would damage the ground that is walked on though no?
Yes, but walking on rough terrain would still keep it a rough terrain.
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#30I love simulation theory because it keeps me from going insane when I think of something randomly and it's on the front page of HN the next day (for the first time in 7 months).
Anyway these would be cool if they could actually move humans. Imagine crossing a vast desert with some friends on one of these bad boys.