"Rarius" <rar### [at] rariuscouk> wrote in message 
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> Dogs walk by the one leg at a time method, but you are right that they 
> trot using the two legs at a time method... Cant say I can imaging an 
> AT-AT trotting though!
>
> Rarius
>
A trotting At-AT - now there's headaches waiting to happen for the troops ;) 
Something so big would want as much stability as possible so the adjustable 
"tripod" style of walking makes the safest course. If you note that trotting 
includes a lot of vertical motion while one leg at a time allows easier 
adjustment of the main body, so less bouncing in the ride. And dogs switch 
to both front/both rear at full speed, too (geez, an At-At doing that would 
scare the crap out of anyone!). Hrm, seem to recall a TV segment on the 
various gaits horses use a loooong time ago...

> "Mike Sobers" <sob### [at] mindspringcom> wrote in message 
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>> "Rarius" <rar### [at] rariuscouk> wrote:
>>> Nice...
>>>
>>> But a quadruped (including the AT-AT) only lifts one leg at a time, not
>>> two...
>>>
>>> Rarius
>>>
>>
>> Actually, dogs walk and trot using the motion above.  However, I happened 
>> to
>> be at the zoo yesterday and noticed that the elephants walk using the
>> "always three feet on the ground" rule (I'm sure that there is a term for
>> this).  I think you're right about the AT-AT motion from the movies 
>> though.
>> It would be much more stable that way.  Should be easy enough to fix ...
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mike
>>
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