Bipedal MU

The Bipedal MU is a category of Lorica Mobility Unit provided for under the Lorica Standards, and is the most common format of mobility unit out of those defined in the standard, at least of all models in active military use.

The standard specifies that a Bipedal Mobility Unit consists of:

• Precisely two articulated legs terminating in "feet" which are used as contact surfaces for the ground,
• which need not be humanoid, and;
• which are joined together by means of a hip unit which must be fully compatible with the Lorica Standard as an attachment point for a Core Module.

Additionally, many bipedal unit designs include armour skirting to a greater or lesser degree, protecting from attacks from the front or the rear. A common convention for bipedal legs is a system sometimes referred to as "dash", which places tractor-type conveyances in the "soles" of the feet. Through an expedient means, a pilot may engage this drive in order to traverse distances overland quickly, in a process known as "dashing" or "skating".

Bipedal legs almost always permit Boost as well, using some means of thrust-assist to provide a "jumping" capability to the machine.