Having very not read the article, does it mention the speed? Maybe all the effort is just getting the thing to move at all, and it only goes at roughly walking pace
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This is genuinely a beautifully written comment. I'd expect an author with mathematical or physical background to have written it, like Asimov or Pynchon. Bravo!
Having very not read the article, does it mention the speed? Maybe all the effort is just getting the thing to move at all, and it only goes at roughly walking pace