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(...) Yes. Right now, I think we're still brainstorming, so we need to come up with all the cool ideas about what we want to do, then we can figure out what is feasable, and what we want to skip. (...) Yes. Start with super badass, and trim from (...) (20 years ago, 14-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Holy $%#*!!! This has instantly become one of the coolest Lego ideas I've seen in recent memory! What a collaboration! A thread I'll be watching like a hawk. With the talent of you three guys, makes me wonder where it will go!!!? After (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I'll have Tim Courtney buy you one, nay, two Pints at Brick Fest. How's that? e (20 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) We will have a toast to you! Perhaps we can consider the Hand design you developed for LEGOTIC! It is now Kevin's pride! What to do! btw, you have made some interesting electronics. When the time comes feel free to advise. e (20 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) What, and TAKE APART my backhoe? :P (20 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) All we know is that it is part of our goal to share the experience. It is also tradition for all 3 of us to publish our work in one way or another. We look forward to seeing what becomes of it. (...) Can we borrow your Lego Benton? Please? ;) (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yes, that's it! Kevin, Like you said, create the bestest strongest 2 or three degree of movment prototype leg. Perfect it. We'll determine what parts you need to build all the legs. As you work on the sequence routing and structures beyond the (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) We could make this eaily with a Technic Turntables. Depends on how you will create the legs. It will be your decision. (...) Uggg, I don't have that many! :( I know I'm talking like I have got it all, but I still gotta give Rob Limbaugh some. (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Steve, I think its cool too because you have experience at obtaining objectives like with the Robotics Challanges you have participated in. As well as you own work. (...) A nice quad pivot pattern with opposesing sweep movements alternating to (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Funny you should mention this. As I was waking up the other day, I thought of making a pneumatic transformer that sequenced itself through the transormations processes. (...) Kevin (20 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Actually we want it to stand on its front legs. This brings the tail forward. Scorpions sting forward with their tails, so we need to lower the front end and raise the backend, plus curl the tail forward more than normal. (...) If we add a (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I built nothing there, I just programmed. For me these two experiences are *very* different. Kevin (20 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) With four polarity reversors (16 pneumo switches), we can make it walk forward, backward, turn right or left. If we used more polarity reversors we could make one side walk forward, while the other side turns, leading to a curved walking path. (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I'd love to see you make something (probably small, due to pneumatics use) that's capable of utilizing the pneumatics to make a walker that actually moves... If you go all the way back to Junkyard Wars, season 1--the grand finale of the show (...) (20 years ago, 12-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Are you planning to publish building instructions and/or an ldraw version? Hmm, over 2 dozen cylinders.... Backhoes are on special... Mebbe I'd better get 3. (20 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi Brian, I figured there would be plenty of lurkers and non-so lurkers on this topic. One of our goals is to have the scorpion turn in place. Hex242 could do this, and it will be easy to make SSClagorpion (Eric's choice for name) do this as (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Well, since nobody has objected, let me just say up front... PLEASE keep it on-line. I agree with Steve, this is fun (and that's just as a spectator). With regards to Steves question about "decoupling" the left and right sides, Kevin, could (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) synergy. cool. :) (...) I hadn't really thougth about standing up on it's hind legs. I don't know how well it will work, but what if it were to sit down (front legs straight, back legs fully retracted) then, start straightning legs from the (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) This is my first Co-build as well. But not my first multi-person project. I have also witness first hand the success you both have had in working with others and in your own projects. I'm interested in unlocking my potential. I'm interested in (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I assume you're not counting the Team Magno fiasco. I guess there really wasn't much building involved there. :) (...) ... (...) ... (...) Will this type of design allow it to turn in place, or can it only turn while walking forward/backward? (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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