hi guys!
iv been looking at some websites about walkers, and deduced that a: making a walker is tricky (:P) and b: i would absolutly love to make one!
my origional intention was to make it into a featherweight, but it would be pretty uncompetitive so now its just gonna be a demo bot (pilgrim/arac type moment
) so far there have been 2 types of linkages that i have seen at events:
a: the klann linkage, as seen on arac. links: http://www.mechanicalspider.com/
and
b: the theo jansen linkage, as seen on pilgrim. http://www.strandbeest.com/ , http://letsmakerobots.com/node/5087 (awsome animation on this one!)
so there i was searching the web for more sites about the big 2 (
) when i came across this.....
http://www.instructables.com/id/Hexabot ... ged-robot/
thats just so awsome
and you can ride on it!!!! iv been thinking that i could bipass the microcontroller setup, an just use the electronics from the wheelchair! so like just take the motors and esc/joystic out and attach them to the leg mech
AND i found a cheap-o wheelchair
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IBIS-xp-Electric- ... 8bdc1#shId
which one do you think i should build? the klann linkage looks good but a bit complicated, the theo jansen linkage looks cool but has been done, and the hexabot looks cool, and simple but hasnt been done befor (good or bad thing? lol :P)
jack
iv been looking at some websites about walkers, and deduced that a: making a walker is tricky (:P) and b: i would absolutly love to make one!

my origional intention was to make it into a featherweight, but it would be pretty uncompetitive so now its just gonna be a demo bot (pilgrim/arac type moment

a: the klann linkage, as seen on arac. links: http://www.mechanicalspider.com/
and
b: the theo jansen linkage, as seen on pilgrim. http://www.strandbeest.com/ , http://letsmakerobots.com/node/5087 (awsome animation on this one!)
so there i was searching the web for more sites about the big 2 (

http://www.instructables.com/id/Hexabot ... ged-robot/
thats just so awsome



which one do you think i should build? the klann linkage looks good but a bit complicated, the theo jansen linkage looks cool but has been done, and the hexabot looks cool, and simple but hasnt been done befor (good or bad thing? lol :P)
jack
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