# Walking Vehicle Goes Into Production- Gundams Far Behind? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 17, 2005, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-vehicle-goes-into-production-gundams-far-behind/294974 "2005-03-17T13:51:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-vehicle-goes-into-production-gundams-far-behind/294974/1 "2005-03-17T13:51:33Z")
This is the first production model walking vehicle ever produced. [http://www.defensetech.org/archives/001436.html](http://www.defensetech.org/archives/001436.html) link to company site [http://www.plustech.fi/Walking1.html](http://www.plustech.fi/Walking1.html) Made as a logging machine, it could well be the Shape Of Things To Come. How long until a Gundam/BattleMech is fielded? ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-vehicle-goes-into-production-gundams-far-behind/294974/2 "2005-03-17T17:40:38Z")
I want an AT-AT, god dammit! ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-vehicle-goes-into-production-gundams-far-behind/294974/3 "2005-03-17T17:59:12Z")
I’m waiting for the one with eight legs that runs on steam and ejects webs made of [Professor Frink]Ny-hylon![/PF]