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Re:Footage of giant RX-78 Gundam in Yokohama undergoing move... by Animats on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @06:47PM (#24560900)
It takes serious engineering. And it's been done.The Dragon, from Zollner Elektronik AG.[1] About a third of the size of Gundam, mostly so it could be transported by road. True quadruped. Best engineering in the giant robot space so far.

The Sultan's Elephant [2] was bigger, but less technically advanced. The headaches of transporting it were too much of a problem. Once your art project gets bigger than what can be moved by road or rail, there's a problem.

The Land Walker, from about 2006, was about a third of the size of the big Gundam. Biggest walking biped to date.[3]

There's also Eagle Prime, which is really a tracked vehicle.[4]

[1] https://youtu.be/qmbW5gvAX4U

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sultan%27s_Elephant

[3] https://www.metatube.com/es/videos/9905/LAND-WALKER-Japanese...

[4] https://youtu.be/ePINYZK4p5Y

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Re:Footage of giant RX-78 Gundam in Yokohama undergoing move... by leptons on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @01:55PM (#24569886)
None of the videos you linked to show any robots actually walking.

[1] - the dragon is rolled around on a wheeled platform. There is one clip of a leg lifting, but none of it actually walking.

[2] - The Sultan's Elephant is moved around on wheels. It doesn't walk.

[3] - That thing is "skating" around on wheels, again not actually walking.

[4] - And yet another machine that doesn't walk but actually rolls around on treads.

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Re:Footage of giant RX-78 Gundam in Yokohama undergoing move... by Animats on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @10:07PM (#24574606)
No, the Zollner dragon really walks.[1] Very slowly, and only one foot is off the ground at a time. Top speed 1.5mph.

The wheeled platform is for transport.

[1] https://youtu.be/MwiPe76yfzk

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