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jtfunkymojo (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Did they speed the video up? These vehicles usually move very slowly.
Tartarus225 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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This looks extremely fake.
xxfroobxx (3 months ago) Show Hide
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dude awesome name with the xx's
xxjacobxx3 (3 months ago) Show Hide
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yeah dude, forreal. you too! ;)
Membrane556 (3 months ago) Show Hide
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It's the mark I Tachikoma.
BTW the reason why it doesn't have tracks is because it can lock the wheels and use them as feet something you can't do with tracks.
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sulthus (4 months ago) Show Hide
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"They see me rollin..."
Codermind (4 months ago) Show Hide
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OMG that's so fast :O
madnessdexter (5 months ago) Show Hide
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yea if it had tracks i think it would perform better on tough terrains, but that would hinder it speed.
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shipping to the moon is expensive. a tracked robot would likely be faster, but weigh more.

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