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Why is two legs better than four at whatever given tech level? That's the main point of the discussion, we can't seem to find a really good reason. Four legs is definitely better at running, tends to give a smaller frontal area while not prone, and is more stable. You do lose the ability to fit thro...

How does something with four legs handle going prone? Also seems like it needs to have either a slightly higher frontal area while prone than a biped, because it has the height of leg mounts+turret, or have a hard time being close to walls, because it has the length/width of two leg mounts+turret. F...

What's the best shape for an infantry scale combat droid? Roughly humanoid, >2 legs, tracks, what? Whatever design you choose needs to be able to do all the things modern infantry does, including going into buildings and up stairs, or moving through fairly dense jungle or whatever. Assume technology...