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Re: Best pneumatic hexapod yet!
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Mon, 25 Jul 2005 19:15:03 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
> I don't know if any of you saw this fabulous pneumatic hexapod, but my friend
> Sigurd van Starkenberg:
> 
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=137658
> 
> It walks forward, backward and turns right and left.
> 
> The thing that makes this superior to prior work is an elbow mid arm, that
> lengthens for walking, and shortens for turns!
> 
> Great job Sigurd!
> 
> Kevin

If theres ever a blueprint of this one I´d like a copy...never tried to build
something like it but might try some day...
How many Pneumatic Cylinders (18+4?) and Switches (52?) were used?

Andréas



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  Re: Best pneumatic hexapod yet!
 
(...) Hi Andreas, Given my email exchanges with Sigurd, I believe that the circuit is a variation of the circuit I designed for my Quad242: (URL) If so, you can find out more about the circuit design here: (URL) It looks like each leg has three (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jul-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)

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  Best pneumatic hexapod yet!
 
I don't know if any of you saw this fabulous pneumatic hexapod, but my friend Sigurd van Starkenberg: (URL) walks forward, backward and turns right and left. The thing that makes this superior to prior work is an elbow mid arm, that lengthens for (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jul-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.robotics) ! 

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