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You know this is incredibly impressive, but I still wonder what the practical use case is. I think traveling over rock and through dense forest might be easier
by bengotow 13y ago
You know this is incredibly impressive, but I still wonder what the practical use case is. I think traveling over rock and through dense forest might be easier with these, but how often do we really do that these days? We're involved in mostly desert warfare, and in terms of reliability, speed and defensibility against attack, you really can't beat a tank-style design.
Would be great for reaching remote areas of places like Colorado with heavy materials, though. In a couple years, these things could really assist with flood repair efforts.
- DanBC 13y agoI don't know how well the Boston Dynamics machines will cope with dust and fines but having similar robots on Mars or the Moon would be handy.
- robotresearcher 13y agoMountains. Observation posts linked by foot trails. The film "Restrepo" shows this very well.