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Re: Twirp (miniature biped walker) micro-motor-twirp
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Thu, 27 Mar 2003 10:28:51 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Lars Gjerløw Jørgensen writes:
> jrl's utterance expressed in news:HC5B16.KG6@lugnet.com:
> 
> > I recently posted some pics of my small walker, which I believe is one of
> > the smallest ever built with a gear motor. Here's the link:
> > 
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=37318
> 
> That is just great!
> 
> I had to try to make one with the micro motor.
> Like this:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gadooble/walker/microwalker.jpg
> 
> 
> His big brother Twirp semmed to stumble all the
> time, so I gave him new shoes:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gadooble/walker/walker.jpg
> 
> But Twirp also has a big brother - he has the
> Engine Crankshaft Centre instead of the Engine
> Crankshaft. So he is a little bigger and faster.
> Unfortunately - during the photo-shoot he got all
> nervous and fell over - so the little ones got
> all the honour  :)
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gadooble/walker/walkerfast.jpg
> 
> His misfortune even got caught on camera:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gadooble/walker/tilt.avi
> 
> The others made better poses for the camera:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gadooble/walker/showoffs.avi
> 
> After moderation:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=38370
> 
> 
> Leg godt alle sammen!


That's cool, especially the micro motor version. I would build one myself,
but I don't have a micro motor quite yet. You said that the regular Twirp
seemed to stumble a lot, I think that might be because you're running it
backwards (the flat side of the motor should be facing forward). Twirp does
have some trouble walking backwards because of the small feet and the fact
that the mini motor weighs more on one end than the other, but I wanted to
keep it as small as possible and I didn't think it would need to walk
backwards much. I'm glad my design inspired you to build some little
walkers, and I'll be making some new designs soon.

-jrl



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  Re: Twirp (miniature biped walker) micro-motor-twirp
 
jrl's utterance expressed in news:HCEL43.FD5@lugnet.com: (...) LOL! The poor fellow... I had him turned the wrong way all the time :) (24 years ago, 27-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)

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jrl's utterance expressed in news:HC5B16.KG6@lugnet.com: (...) I had to try to make one with the micro motor. Like this: (URL) big brother Twirp semmed to stumble all the time, so I gave him new shoes: (URL) Twirp also has a big brother - he has the (...) (24 years ago, 27-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)

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