I believe the reason for 8 legs has come from the large surface area the whole scorpion body needs to generate power through its solar panel.
Hence, they had to maximize the surface area to generate solar energy; which makes sense in a desert.
This in turn led to the stability issue which ofcourse, intuitively, comes from having 8 legs. I am not sure of any scientific reason yet.
-nitin
- Most (if not all) video games have violence, and some do have "explicit" scenes! (Hmm...) Probably, women dont like to play such games. Probably.
- Many video games give a "princess" as the final prize. First, start giving a "prince" as a prize, and see the effect.
- Lastly, all video games are developed by males with men in mind. Let a female develop a game.
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I believe the reason for 8 legs has come from the large surface area the whole scorpion body needs to generate power through its solar panel. Hence, they had to maximize the surface area to generate solar energy; which makes sense in a desert. This in turn led to the stability issue which ofcourse, intuitively, comes from having 8 legs. I am not sure of any scientific reason yet. -nitin
I suppose that is not the main point. The main point is the effort spent in building it for 3 years. And then making it successful.
As long as the project does not fail because of some fool redneck, its alright, i suppose.
I think the simulation videos shown on the "project description" page are good enuf to convince a layman like me that the project is awesome.
What u say?
- Most (if not all) video games have violence, and some do have "explicit" scenes! (Hmm...) Probably, women dont like to play such games. Probably. - Many video games give a "princess" as the final prize. First, start giving a "prince" as a prize, and see the effect. - Lastly, all video games are developed by males with men in mind. Let a female develop a game.