| I propose a Giant Walking Robot for border | | | | to the coating on the unit and therefore |
| patrol and for robotic surveillance of | | | | maintain camouflage and change with the |
| critical infrastructure or military bases. I | | | | landscape. This feature will not be needed |
| propose that these units be at first run | | | | when the region is constant where the walking |
| tele-robotically like the Predator Drones and | | | | robot will be deployed.Walking technologies |
| eventually after the DARPA Challenge II | | | | are used in forestry for minimum damage to |
| completely autonomously after that technology | | | | forest. With this walking unit, downed |
| comes on line. Until then these units will | | | | aviators can be rescued without detection and |
| have command and control centers manned with | | | | without risking more people. The area where |
| operators.Front View: View: is a simulator, | | | | the pilot will be placed will be an |
| which we can use for the command and control | | | | inflatable expanding cabin with protection |
| rescue center: also propose that the feet | | | | from small arms fire. A 50 Caliber Machine |
| contain hollow tubes and are made of new | | | | Gun can also be attached if necessary. |
| high-tech composites which have giant vacuum | | | | Forestry walking technologies have an |
| tubes in them which suck up the sand or dirt | | | | interesting recent history.First Conceived in |
| each time they pick up their feet to prevent | | | | 1991 and today the units are sturdy, safe, |
| making dust and giving away their positions | | | | reliable and can be made from composite, |
| to those who these units are watching out | | | | carbon fiber or a variety of materials. These |
| for. I propose that these units be coated | | | | units will be light, quiet, no dust and |
| with negative ion materials, which will also | | | | camouflaged, which changes as they go. They |
| collect the dust, sand or dirt of the most | | | | will be able to move thru unstable terrain, |
| nearest terrain. As the unit passes over the | | | | forests and get to the downed pilot |
| land and the changes from dirt to forest or | | | | easy.Lance Winslow - Online Think Tank forum |
| from sand to mud the local terrain will stick | | | | board. |