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Re: Another Theo Jansen style LEGO Walker
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lugnet.technic
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Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:25:38 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Gereon Stein wrote:
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Hi Steve,
Maybe I am missing part of the whole point here, but with the crankshaft
allowing for single-motor drive, how would this beast move anywhere else but
straight ahead?
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Good point. I’ve only seen the Jansen “strandbeest” walkers go in a straight
line. (Seems dangerous for a beach cerature to have no way to avoid walking
into the water ;-)
In my design, the connection between the left and right halves of the crankshaft
can be removed. That’s one of the reasons I built it with two motors. Driving
the left and right legs separately seems to allow for usable steering, but I
never got around to testing that much.
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 | | Re: Another Theo Jansen style LEGO Walker
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| Hi Steve, very interesting design and a great video, too. Maybe I am missing part of the whole point here, but with the crankshaft allowing for single-motor drive, how would this beast move anywhere else but straight ahead? Just asking because I am (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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