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1. A load transporting apparatus, comprising:
a base structure configured to support a load; a plurality of transport devices operably coupled to the base structure and configured to move the base structure over a base surface, wherein the plurality of transport devices comprise:
a first group of transport devices configured to concurrently contact the base surface during a first movement step of the base structure, wherein the first group of transport devices supports a weight of the load during the first movement step, and wherein following the first movement step the first group of transport devices are configured to be disengaged from the base structure during a second movement step of the base structure; anda second group of transport devices configured to be disengaged from the base surface during the first movement step, wherein following the first movement step the second group of transport devices are configured to contact the base surface during the second movement step, and wherein the weight of the load supported by the first group of transport devices is transferred from the first group of transport devices to the second group of transport devices during the second movement step. |
