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This walker is the refined version of the walker I just built on Sunday that I kept dreaming about while futily trying to render the quicktimes of the Runner at the setting: limit data rate to 90K. After two hours of horidly unpublishible 25 minute (...) (22 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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OK, last time I saw one of these mini-walkers, I got excited and printed a picture, went home, and tried to build it. After squinting and experimenting I had to conclude that there were at least three non-RIS parts being used. I did eventually get (...) (22 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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"travis" <phree@attbi.com> wrote in message news:HCpBuo.1CIw@lugnet.com... (...) absolutely can be smaller (in terms of pieces count) let say this is younger brother of the son of the walker DL (URL) it uses 28 pieces (22 years ago, 3-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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took a cue or two from you and reduced the thing to 25 parts. pics coming tomorrow. -tk "pixel" <pixsrv@poczta.onet.pl> wrote in message news:HCr8Lo.1B12@lugnet.com... (...) that (...) the (...) came (...) (22 years ago, 3-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) .> (...) Absolutely, I've built a few little walkers using only parts from RIS 1.5 (2.0 has the same pieces also) they're not quite as small as you can get if you pick parts from an unlimited selection, but they're pretty small. If a good (...) (22 years ago, 3-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | UPDATED Son of Walker
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now check out the video to see just how miserably slow this slacker is. (URL) (22 years ago, 3-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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"travis" <phree@attbi.com> wrote in message news:HCrEKy.1rzo@lugnet.com... (...) travis my friend give it up i did mini03 which uses 21 pieces but i'm at work now so i've got to go home :) and check if it will work now i've got just mlcad files but (...) (22 years ago, 3-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Lol! It takes someone with sense of humor to rip on their own stuff like that. Also, speaking of the family tree thing, I guess that this could be called the second cousin of Twirp, once removed. :) -jrl (22 years ago, 3-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Two examples, designed by Hiroki SHIRAKAWA, (URL) japanese), with building instructions on my site, (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 3-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | baby walker
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"travis" <phree@attbi.com> wrote in message news:HCpBuo.1CIw@lugnet.com... (...) hi it's me again :))) well i need some help with mlcad as you can see on the ldr file i didn't bent flex axle if someone would tell me if there is a primitive part of (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Man, these things are gettin' small :). I just had an idea for something like this. I'm not sure if this could be called a walker because the body touches the ground as it goes along, but it's a cute little monopod :). -jrl (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi Pixel, That's minimalist art ! The end primitive is a stretched stud3a.dat Here is a modified ldr, done with Orion Pobursky's flexible part plugin for LDDesignPad ((2 URLs) seems to be down at this time) Cheers, Philo www.philohome.com (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi Paul, My flexible part synthesizer named LSynth ((URL) supports flexible axles. Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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"Philippe Hurbain" <philohome@free.fr> wrote in message news:HCtLrG.2454@lugnet.com... (...) i've got another one idea to make it smaller (...) thanx a lot philo (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:HCtM1A.24v6@lugnet.com... (...) i have some problems with installing it but during weekend i'll try to do it thanx mate pixel (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Paul, Very cool! It has two legs though... The second leg is the motor itself IMHO. It just doesn't have a body :^) Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi Paul, FYI. I tried to add the flexible axle using LSynth, and it didn't do as well as Orion's LLDP plug in. Looks like work on LSynth might start up soon to improve things. Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Well, I'm sure you can make it smaller :) I don't have the micromotor myself so I cant try it out. Can you connect the crankshaft directly too the motor some way? What is the output from the micromotor? A short cross axel or what? I've seen (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I've got an idea for a walker similar to this one that only uses seven pieces! I can't try it out yet because I don't have a micro motor yet either, but it seems like it should work. It uses a 1x2 technic brick with 2 holes connected directly (...) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Øyvind Steinnes's utterance expressed in news:HCtvwx.vt2@lugnet.com: (...) Trouble is.. the micro motor is equipped with a small platic ring that only fits the pulley what comes with it. (URL) - motor (URL) - pulley The pulley can hold an crossaxle (...) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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It works! (URL) stability is obtained more from wire stiffness than from 2x4 brick (not heavy enough, without wire motor would turn over when in topmost position) Cheers, Philo www.philohome.com (...) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Cool! I figured that the stiffness of the wire would help. I guess I'll call it Shorty ,as it's only a little over an inch tall :). Now I've just got to get that micro motor ordered so I can try it out myself. I'm wondering if you could try (...) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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...and then they were five... The 1x7 liftarm is a bit short and the motor bumps against the flexible axle. So I used a 1x9 (7+2) to be low enough, and I could remove Micromotor bottom. I used a 1x2 liftarm with plate only for aestetical reasons... (...) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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I got into a big debate at the bar last night as to whether this is a walker or not. Believe me, by the end I found myself arguing for this bot's place as a walker. but that was last night and I had too much to drink. this bot deserves to be in a (...) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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after watching that film, i got to say that this is fun but its totally not a walker. first foremost for that leg drag, I'd rename this Igor or somthing. -tk "Philippe Hurbain" <philohome@free.fr> wrote in message news:HCvtts.nF@lugnet.com... (...) (...) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Very cool! Thanks for trying out the design for me, I would have worked on it myself, but I'm glad you could help me out. I'm wondering, did the design with 7 pieces get its foot totally off the ground? I think lego is actually making a (...) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I was just thinking about the design and that I would really like to have it lift its foot off the ground, and I think I have something. I think that a 1x7 liftarm with an 18 long flex tube would be a touch smaller and allow the foot to clear (...) (22 years ago, 6-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The micro motor's ring will acutally fit on more than that. I have sucessfully used it with a "gear 16 tooth with clutch": (URL) well as directly on to the bottom of a brick, or in one of the holes of a beam. (22 years ago, 6-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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it works well with part x 265 peeron: (URL) Gjerløw Jørgensen" <lgjPURGE@jyde.dk> wrote in message news:Xns935471471AE2....63.236... (...) on (...) pulley (...) (22 years ago, 6-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Actually no, the double bent liftarm has no point where it balances perfectly. (...) yes, (URL) (but I've none yet!) (...) Sure you can !!! (...) Yes it works, but to rise the foot completely you have to add the bottom motor part. I had a (...) (22 years ago, 6-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Thanks, I'll be trying it out soon myself. I figured that if it lifted its foot off the ground, it would more easily be considered a walker. I hope you have fun watching it stomp around :). -jrl P.S. Are you planning on taking any pics? (22 years ago, 6-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Here they are: The 5 pieces version looks really disproportionate: (URL) 6 pieces is nicer and "walks" well: (URL) (350K) Philo www.philohome.com (22 years ago, 6-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Great! The six piece design is nicer all around, but I guess if someone wants the design with one less piece, the fiver is kind of neat in its own way. This is actually less than an inch tall! I guess that probably classifies it as the (...) (22 years ago, 6-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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"Philippe Hurbain" <philohome@free.fr> wrote in message news:HCxAx3.1zrL@lugnet.com... (...) hi i suspected that you guys can beat me during weekend it's true with just one "but" do we count the electric connector? i do see my design (however (...) (22 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Hello ! (...) ;o)) (...) No, it was not included in count. Actually, your mini7_01 has the same part count as monopod6. (...) What did you use to secure triangle on the crankshaft ? (...) Actually I didn't create the bent part in (URL) as an (...) (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Oh yes, it's a Technic Axle Towball ! Philo (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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hi philo sorry i forgot to send PM folder (URL) you can see i used axle pin with tow ball because the krankshaft is "reversed" it saves one piece :) (...) when i create .mpd file i cannot use models on one drawing i mean switching between models (...) (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) In your "readme" file (URL) please give credit to James Loewen, this is his design MUCH more than mine !!! (...) From MLcad help file: "Inserting a sub-model as a part In the "Available Parts" pane and in the "Part preview" pane there is a (...) (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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ok done with info.txt thanx very much for your help philo pixel (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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I hate to see a good thread die, so I decided to throw down the gauntlet for small weight shifting bipeds. Mine has *huge* feet and looks kind of dufy, but it does weight shift. It is the first time I've ever used a micro-motor. (URL) else up for (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-03, to lugnet.technic)
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hmmm... your walker brings the associacion to diver :))) cause of feets :) i've got some kind of draft of the mechanism which could walk as chicken (with back knees) but the left-right tilting mechanism isn't done and the biggest disadvantage is the (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) It would appear that I credited the wrong person for the first tiny COG:er... (URL) answers your question. Huge feet indeed it has, looking forward to next version! Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (22 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.technic)
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