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Qworg
5 months ago
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The return of pneumatic tubes
To add, it is more "to move heavily" - it has a negative correlation to agility and speed.
Cars don't trundle, overloaded trucks do.
alexwasserman
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Yes, and most of the robots I've seen tend to have a certain heavyweight chunkiness to them. I assume to keep them firmly planted and stable when around humans, lest they be knocked down and left unable to move.
Trundle seemed appropriate.
adolph
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Cars don't trundle, overloaded trucks do.