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Re: I was thinking about bipedal walkers this morning and....
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Date: 
Thu, 18 Dec 2003 20:56:54 GMT
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michael shiloh <michael@[IHateSpam]makingthings.com>
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I think you need to get some shifting of weight over the hips involved
so that you don't fall to the side. it's complex. do a google search -
i'll bet there is lots of online material available....

good luck

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003, Mark Tarrabain wrote:

> Consider the way we walk... we start by effectively starting to lean
> slightly forward, and we swing a leg some distance in front of ourselves
> to stop from falling.  We then start to bring the other leg forward as
> we reupright ourselves and repeat the process, each time stopping
> ourselves from falling with a leg that we bring forward.   If we
> alternate legs, it is called walking and if we use the same leg each
> time, it is called limping.
> 
> Has anyone ever tried to build or design a bipedal walker that imitates
> this form of motion?  I'm thinking that it probably wouldn't even be
> possible to do without flexible knees.  Is this level of sophistication
> even implementable in LEGO to the point that it's genuinely useful and
> not just a proof-of-concept?
> 
> > > Mark
> 



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