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Re: New Years Resolution Runner
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Date: 
Wed, 26 Nov 2003 23:34:49 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Mark Tarrabain wrote:

I don't think you'd be able to do this with LEGO.   You might be able to
duplicate the motion, but you'd need enough strength in the legs to
actually *FORCE* the whole model into the air for some discernable
distance, and I can't see LEGO pneumatics being strong enough to
accomplish that.

How about using Lego shock absorbers?

<http://www.geocities.com/technicpuppy/jumpobot/jmpindex.html>



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  Re: New Years Resolution Runner
 
(...) Well by that defintion, simply flipping one of your many walkers upsidedown would make it "running" :) I actually studied quadraped running back in 1981 when I was writing a game on an Apple ][+ for a graphic dog-racing simulation/game. I (...) (21 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic)

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