Just in case I need them, I did design two new 2DOF wide footpad feet for Mega Scout. They attach to the bot a bit differently, but that is an easy adjustment to make.
Right Foot:
http://www.thedynaplex.org/robotics/bipeds/megascout/img/foot-wide-right-side.jpg
Left Foot:
http://www.thedynaplex.org/robotics/bipeds/megascout/img/foot-wide-left-side.jpg
These feet should be plenty wide enough, if I need to use them. 
8-Dale
Heck if it doesn’t work at all you can dissassemble it and build 17 other robots with the parts. 
Ha ha, yes, perhaps that would work if Mega Scout isn’t successful… 
Hey, I have reduced the parts count for Mega Scout significantly since my first design. Of course, if I have to use the wider feet, that will add some of the weight I saved back onto the bot. 
I think in some cases, my designs are pushing the envelope in what the SES can be used to build.
I need an L bracket that has the long side just about 1/4 inch longer, and an ASB-18 that is as long as the long side of the L bracket I need, or just long enough for two SES hole patterns. These are the only things missing to allow me to do everything I would like to do with the SES.
8-Dale
your out of control!! 
Youve gone DOF crazy!! 
But your ideas are brilliant!
Ha ha and thanks! Actually, the wide feet don’t add any additional DOF to the leg. They just replace the existing feet.
8-Dale
Since I designed a new wide foot, I figured I may as well see how it looks on Mega Scout. I have to use a slightly different method to attach the wide foot to Mega Scout.
This new wide foot throws everything out of whack from what it was with the other foot. The entire mechanics of walking is going to be very different with the wide foot if I can get two of the new legs attached to Mega Scout’s body without the feet tripping over each other to walk.
Of course, there will be pictures as soon as I figure out the mechanics of how Mega Scout will walk with the new legs/feet combination.
8-Dale
ahh, what was once fuzzy is not clear!
since ur cad,in away figureout how i can make some feet like my macaw,there about as allpurpose as anthing iv,e seen,
PS if you build that bot Jims gonna retire 8)
I would not have any idea how to do what you want, sorry. I use all pre-made parts and only design new ones when I have to fix something or need another part.
Ha ha, Jim wouldn’t retire. He might faint if I manage to actually build Mega Scout and make it walk without falling down… I am almost finished making the model for Mega Scout v3 with the wide feet.
8-Dale
Here are the first pictures of Mega Scout v3.0 with the new wide feet. I actually like this configuration and this may become the final version of Mega Scout that I build. The legs are still 8DOF, so the number of servos required is the same.
Mega Scout v3.0 (Front):
http://www.thedynaplex.org/robotics/bipeds/megascout/img/megascout-v3-front.jpg
Side:
http://www.thedynaplex.org/robotics/bipeds/megascout/img/megascout-v3-side.jpg
The range of motion, even with the 180 degree restriction, of Mega Scout is simply amazing. The more I work with the model to get different positions, the more I am amazed at the range of motion Mega Scout v3.0 has.
There are many places I can mount various types of sensors on Mega Scout too. This was one of my design goals when I decided to do this. I wanted a biped that can carry many sensors, and Mega Scout is that biped hybrid.
8-Dale
I orders some brackets for Mega Scout v3.0 today. These brackets, plus some from Junior, will get the legs build as far down as the dual inline brackets. Next month I will have a few servos to start making it move a bit.
8-Dale
I am building Mega Scout v3.0. I have ordered the first set of brackets which will take construction to at least the dual inline brackets of both legs. Next month, I will have six HS-5645 digital servos, which will complete the first three joints of each leg (the 3DOF multipod segment). 
I’ve also got a tentative design for the battery holders, but have not decided how to best mount the electronics.
See Mega Scout v3.0 (Front):
http://www.thedynaplex.org/robotics/bipeds/megascout/img/megascout-v3-front.jpg
Side:
http://www.thedynaplex.org/robotics/bipeds/megascout/img/megascout-v3-side.jpg
Back:
http://www.thedynaplex.org/robotics/bipeds/megascout/img/megascout-v3-back.jpg
This view shows the battery holders and modification to the sensor turret to make sure it can rotate fully and clear the batteries. I may try a vertical mount for the batteries, which could make it easier to mount the electronics.
Thanks to Mike Thompson on the Open Servo forum, I have found a nice gyro/accelerometer module that Sparkfun sells. This would be perfect for any robot requiring balance and positional information, including arms.
8-Dale
I was surprised yesterday and early this morning when I realized I have more brackets than I thought I had for constructing Mega Scout. I took my BRAT apart and used a few other brackets I had left over.
I now have the first three joints of both legs constructed and attached to the 3" U channel body. I’ve also changed the long “C” brackets attached to these joints to short “C” brackets because those are what I happen to have here. I have changed the 3D CAD model of Mega Scout to reflect the bracket changes.
8-Dale
Looks good as always. Excellent Job.
looks very nice! I would like to see the thing with a picture if you have time!
Thanks guys!
After seeing how far the first three joints spread, I am realizing how big Mega Scout is going to be, even after I shortened it a bit by using short C brackets. I will soon have the legs finished all the way down to the feet.
As soon as I find my webcam, I will post some construction pictures.
8-Dale
Now that I have the first 3DOF of brackets assembled, it occurs to me that I could make a mini-biped walker out of just this section if I add the feet to the end. This would definitely walk. It would walk in a very funny and different way, but it would walk similar to a hexapod or quadraped but with just two legs. I may have stumbled onto a whole new type of biped! I could even add the sensor turret, battery and electronics holders. This may make me want to go back to using long C brackets for the first hip rotate.
If I then add the fourth DOF (second hip rotate) then the foot would be able to be rotated.
8-Dale
Here are my first two construction pictures for Mega Scout.
Front:
http://www.thedynaplex.org/robotics/bipeds/megascout/img/3DOF-brackets-front.jpg
Top:
http://www.thedynaplex.org/robotics/bipeds/megascout/img/3DOF-brackets-top.jpg
If I change the short C brackets to long C brackets, as they were in my original v3.0 designs, and add single width feet, this could be a biped all by itself. I could even add the sensor turret.
This could be a whole new class of biped, with ability to walk using the hexapod style or like a regular forward walking humanoid type biped. I can see uses for such a small low to the ground biped.
8-Dale
I have decided to go back to using the long C brackets in the first three segments of the leg. This way I can get better range of motion on those joints as well as keep things in sync with the new Bipod design I have cooked up. I want to keep Mega Scout as an upgrade for the Bipod.
I am using as much from Mega Scout in the Bipod as I can to make it a lot easier to upgrade it to a full Mega Scout as I have the money for more parts and servos. Some of the assemblies I am using in the Bipod are smaller parts of the Mega Scout assemblies, like the feet.
8-Dale
Looking good, sir. It’s cool to see someone taking on a very ambitious design project like this. It’s … motivating.
Have you worked out the kinematics?
