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Ha. Now we know why the Imperial army's huge lumbering ATATs have legs instead of wheels.

But what about caterpillar? They can go literally on any terrain. Even on Mars :)

Have you seen where the european ibex goat can go on four legs?

Seriously! Ibexes are insanely good climbers.

Random example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmEPbA2R-s8

Insane is right: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT-Ywtf23ho

Their parkour is superior.

This is a good point, but consider: mules can also go places horses cannot. In order to take advandage of the properties of this level of terrain, you will need articulating ankles/"feet". Note that these robots lack this critical element of sophistication. It is the footwork of the mule which seperates it from the horse.