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[–] Slackhare@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (6 children)

What really bothers me: why does it have only 6 legs?!

[–] original2@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As a robotics engineer, it is often the optimal number to balance between speed and stability. Plus there are many gaits for hexapedal robots to further find the balance

[–] AussieTom@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure they're referring to calling it a spider when it's more of a crab.

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