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Re: 2legged pneumatic walker
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.build
Date: 
Tue, 14 Mar 2000 03:36:38 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Tom Newsom writes:
I already posted about my 1/2 volume supercar II, and have been suggested to
make a seperate post about my work in progress walker. It runs on pneumatic
logic and (nearly) weight shifts. I'm working on it..........

Goto http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ab8ten and scroll to bottom to see it. (of course
you could look at my car too!)

Mighty fine walking machine.  Nice work, Tom.  Cleverly built non-robotic
machines like your walker impress me now even more than pre-Mindstorms.  It
employees mechanical logic rather than an electronic program.  Elegant and
challenging.

Looks like linear pneumatic movements power the walking more "naturally"
than rotary electric motors could do it.

Keep building, Miles Gentry



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  Re: 2legged pneumatic walker
 
(...) I missed the notice of these the first time, but have had a look now. Fantastic! This man has a career in mechanical engineering. Makes me want to assemble my 8448 to see how the original's roof works. (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
  Re: 2legged pneumatic walker
 
(...) Poor quality the photos might be, but the walker is superb! I've seen a few posts about TLG running out of ideas and the general lack of new pneumatics sets - your walker and the 6 legged spider one would be fantastic sets for Lego to produce, (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)

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  2legged pneumatic walker
 
I already posted about my 1/2 volume supercar II, and have been suggested to make a seperate post about my work in progress walker. It runs on pneumatic logic and (nearly) weight shifts. I'm working on it......... Goto (URL) and scroll to bottom to (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.technic)

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