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From: prasad@csli.Stanford.EDU (Prasad Akella)
Newsgroups: comp.robotics
Subject: OSU's Walker (was Re: CM Ambler Rover )
Message-ID: <13819@csli.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 27 May 90 22:39:43 GMT
References: <3708@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov> <95816@philabs.Philips.Com>
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In article <95816@philabs.Philips.Com> psg@philabs.philips.com (Prabha Gopinath) writes:
%
% As a point of reference The Ohio State University was involved in the
% design and construction of a hexapod from 1982 to approximately 1987.

	The last run of this machine was on fri, 18 may 90.

% The Adaptive Suspension Vehicle (ASV) specd out as follows:
% 
% 1. Wt approx 7000 lbs.
% 2. Six legs.
% 3. Uses a motorcycle engine as a prime mover.
% 4. Two on-board multiprocessors 12 node and 8 nodes resply.
% 5. Climbs 3 foot high walls and walks at 18 miles/hr.
					^^^^^^
	The  max  speed reliably achieved was 2.5 mph (or so they said).

% The machine has been operative and walking and climbing for about 4
% years now. 

	with Darpa cutting off funds, the prgm (sadly) is dead.

-prasad