Walking Machines

[den]

via athelind

John Deere markets walking machine




This is a real machine, on the market NOW. I seriously want one. Seriously. But I'd need to mod it with a big pair of grabbing arms at the front. I wonder how it would go in the DARPA Grand Challenge.

Comments

[twoolfe.livejournal.com]

MyGawd Ferngully.
T.

[mortonfox.livejournal.com]

That looks like fun. They probably won't allow the use of such a vehicle in most park areas around here though. :)

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[tiado-ab.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's a pretty interesting machine. You know, in a way, like kinda looks like a big mechanical grasshopper. With that being said, it would sure be nice to use to clear all the deadfall from the wooded areas of my cousin's ranch.

[kythrain.livejournal.com]

It does look like a mechanical grasshopper, but I wouldn't say unpleasantly so. It's a neat idea for rough terrain.

[klishnor.livejournal.com]

The Crablogger (Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds show) must have laid a few eggs on its uncontrolled march. :)

Nice to see yet another SF staple becoming reality.