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Re: X5 - High-speed COG-shifting biped
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Tue, 8 Jul 2003 00:22:15 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, James Loewen wrote:
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> Introducing by far my fastest biped yet. I've clocked it at approximately 28
> ft./min. or about .5 km/hour, although its speed can vary a bit depending on the
> surface it's run on. It is fairly compact, and it uses an improved walking
> mechanism that allows it to go much faster than my older designs while still
> walking smoothly without dragging its feet. I've had pics up on Brickshelf for a
> little while, and I'm going to try to get some video soon.
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> Here's the link to the Brickshelf page:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=45496

James,
  X5 is beautiful!  Sleek lines and nice long legs.

  Can I assume that it leans over onto each foot as part of the COG shfiting
process?

  Great job!

Kevin
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> PLMKWYT!
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> jrl



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  Re: X5 - High-speed COG-shifting biped
 
(...) Thanks, the flex axles can really help make things look sleeker. (...) Yep, The mechanism is pretty simple. (...) Again, thanks =) jrl (23 years ago, 8-Jul-03, to lugnet.technic)

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Introducing by far my fastest biped yet. I've clocked it at approximately 28 ft./min. or about .5 km/hour, although its speed can vary a bit depending on the surface it's run on. It is fairly compact, and it uses an improved walking mechanism that (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.robotics)

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