It's a 6 legged John Deere (apparently by parent-company purchase) prototype machine, primarily developed for logging in difficult terrain. Looks remarkably steady and well designed, and it's discontinued.
And AT-STs are the two legged ones, AT-ATs are the 4 legged.
What I found was that it always kept 4 feet planted on the ground. Insects typically have 3 in contact with the ground and the other 3 propelling it. 3 is the minimum required for static stability, so insects with this gait are always statically stable. This machine seems to have been optimized for stability. It would be interesting to know whether it has a fixed gait or dynamically decides on which leg(s) to move based on its orientation, velocity and acceleration.
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[ 4.6 ms ] story [ 32.0 ms ] threadThis prototype reminds me more of big dog: - http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_bigdog.html
A quick google search didn't turn up anything at deere.com. But, the device was made by Plustech, now Timberjack. Anybody find anything more specific?
It's a 6 legged John Deere (apparently by parent-company purchase) prototype machine, primarily developed for logging in difficult terrain. Looks remarkably steady and well designed, and it's discontinued.
And AT-STs are the two legged ones, AT-ATs are the 4 legged.