Re: Best pneumatic hexapod yet!

Hi Pixel,
  The walker was built to someday be able to talk in any direction, not just
forwards/backwards.  Sigurd, didn't have enough pneumatic hardware to make this
version omni-directional.  This left the two side legs elbows disconnected.

  I have seen the video and it walks veru agresssively.

Kevin


In lugnet.technic, Paul Kleniewski wrote:
> hi
>
> it's heavy :)
>
> why two legs haven't last segment cylinders connected to the circuit?
>
> pixel
>
>
> "Kevin L. Clague" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> 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