Category:Walkers

A walker is a military vehicle that uses legs as its primary method of locomotion, rather than wheels, treads or hover technology. While normally referring to manned vehicles, the term can also be used to refer to large drones with legs, such as the JiHo-Yū or JiHo-Ta. The advantage of walkers is increased mobility and speed across difficult terrain that may otherwise be impassable by conventional vehicles (besides hover vehicles). However, walkers also face several weaknesses, including vulnerability in the legs, increased maintenance needs and delicate balance issues. The latter issue has been resolved with advanced gyroscopes and computer systems to ensure all walkers - primarily bipedal ones - are able to remain upright despite weapon recoil or impact.

Walkers are widely used in Yamatai. Some non-Humans also use walker-like technology, but this is understandably less advanced than Human designs.