Let Me Introduce the Six-Legged Robot, Mantis!    [10-05-2013] Do you like insects such as mantises, crickets and so on? We know they would never hurt anyone. Most children are afraid of them because of how they look. But some like to play them. What do you think? Insects usually have six legs. Recently, this six-legged thing appeared. Don’t panic! It is a robot that has six legs. What does it think it is doing? The six-legged walking robot has been created by a robot maker named Matt Denton in Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom. It is called a Mantis robot. It weighs 1,900kg and is 2.8m high. It is powered by a 2.2-liter turbo diesel engine. A person can pilot the robot manually while sitting in the cockpit or control it remotely. It is even able to be used on an unpaved road or a rough mountain road. “This is definitely the largest hexapod walking machine we have built so far,” said Denton. “It’s been called an instant design classic and an inspiring engineering project for the next generation. It is available now for private hire, custom commissions, events, and sponsorship,” he added. Its only weakness is that its walking pace is slower than humans’ because it can move only about one km per hour. If you meet the machine by chance, you can ride on it with help from an adult. You may feel as though you are actually a giant robot in a science fiction film. We expect that it will be made good use of everywhere around the world.     출처: 어린이 영자신문 키즈타임즈 (www.kidstimes.net)