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Re: Mana Cat
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha
Date: 
Wed, 7 Sep 2005 06:13:15 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Eric Sophie wrote:
   I’m not going to finish the Mana Cat. I would rather build something else.

Sorry to hear it. It’s always a little annoying when a creation doesn’t work out.

One thing you might want to look at for the next time is the proper anatomy of a cat, especially in the feet - your skeleton is missing a joint on each leg, and the proportions are way off. The spine is also questionably concieved - I would have gone in for a series of flex cables or pneumatics myself, something with a more appropriate range of motion for the subject matter. All in all, I doubt it would have walked especially well, or looked particularly catlike if it had.

Here’s a diagram that illustrates my points a little better:



Hope your next one goes easier.

Soren



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  Re: Mana Cat
 
(...) Oh ya, I knew the feet sucked a long time ago, and they were wrong! With wrong lower limbs and feet, the Mana Cat still moved around in an interesting way. Thanks for the constructive feedback, I had to conclude the project with a overdue (...) (19 years ago, 7-Sep-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha)

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I'm not going to finish the Mana Cat. I rather build something else. It was interesting to test out the leg configuration with the Mana. They actually work really well. (URL) The gearing works well and is strong. The controlability is tricky and is (...) (19 years ago, 6-Sep-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)

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