Very nice walker, Kevin ! It seems to work better with a little more weight on top, I added a small head (with blue eyes ;o) and it balances better. Building instructions are missing the 1/2 lengh pin and tube creating the cam with 16 tooth gear... (...) (22 years ago, 11-May-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst, lugnet.robotics)
(...) Absolutely brilliant! I actually had to make one for myself: (URL) works great! It was a little tricky getting it to not fall down while managing the electric wires. It's so light that the wires make a noticeable effect on the walker's (...) (22 years ago, 12-May-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
Oh my, that's brilliant! dang! BF03 is gonna rock! Let's set up all our stuff together! Mechanical Mayhem begins! Aug 03. e (...) (22 years ago, 12-May-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst, lugnet.robotics)
hi ppl are we using COG TLA cause we like TLAs or because we differ COG and centroid? btw i like TLAs so COG is cool pixel (22 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst, lugnet.robotics)
For those interested in how I made the building instructions for uCOG V, I've uploaded (URL)Plus building instructions: (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst)
(...) A winged creature, based on your (great!) design: (URL) the light weight and flexible cable, crafted from wires scavenged in a broken mouse... Philo www.philohome.com (22 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
I decided to take my little weight shifter and decorate it with parts from a Star Wars AT-ST mini. It doesn't look too great, but it walks well! (URL) 18 year old son Tony was not very impressed, so I decided to see if I could make one using the (...) (22 years ago, 18-May-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars)
(...) What is the grey cylindrical piece one up from the bottom in the second from the left column? It looks like it's supposed to be used in building step 2. Thanks. (21 years ago, 1-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic)