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A comment on MANTIS: The 6 legged drivable robot.
"It wasn't built to be efficient and fast. It was built to look cool and insect-like and fun.
"But legs are very inefficient - the wheel was invented for a reason,"
source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22231365
Regardless of whether it has any practical applications, it's certainly one of the most awesome hobby projects I've ever seen.
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"It wasn't built to be efficient and fast. It was built to look cool and insect-like and fun.
"But legs are very inefficient - the wheel was invented for a reason,"
source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22231365
Regardless of whether it has any practical applications, it's certainly one of the most awesome hobby projects I've ever seen.