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Plustech Oy Forest Walker Monday, Apr 28 2008 

robotics Michael Anissimov 2:07 pm

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7 Responses to “Plustech Oy Forest Walker”

1. Javan Says:
   April 28th, 2008 at 4:11 pm

   After big dog now big scorpion? Or is it a cricket? I like it. We need more of them. Even better fully automated.

2. Michael Gusek Says:
   April 28th, 2008 at 4:59 pm

   Is it stated anywhere why they went with this design over a traditional wheel model or treads? This has to be an economical design choice and I am curious what it might be…

   Rock on, Michael! Hope you are well, bro.

3. IConrad Says:
   April 28th, 2008 at 5:04 pm

   Michael Gusek; the answer, my friend, lies in the question of PR with ecological footprint for harvesting.

   The most recent trend in logging designs has been “zero impact” goal machine design. Treads and wheels leave far more effective ‘footprint’ than does a “foot” device.

4. Steve Says:
   April 28th, 2008 at 11:04 pm

   I’m sure a determined group of ewoks could still disable one of these.

5. Improbus Says:
   April 29th, 2008 at 9:17 am

   Only if they have a Wookie to help.

6. A.T. Says:
   June 1st, 2008 at 11:22 am

   @javan afaik, this was not after “big dog” it was before…

7. A.T. Says:
   June 1st, 2008 at 11:33 am

   @iconrad no, you are wrong - it has been funded by .fi govt funds for high-techs from 2000, as it had some potential military applications (where having wheels or treads might cost a life someone) apart from green footprint. it had been sold in 2002 to John Deer as Finnish subsidiary.

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