A different method of propulsion using gears
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKCb7u_ZVcQI’m planing on building a
I’m planing on building a robot with that kind of mechanism, what you cant see on that video is that its actually only the half part of the legs. However I fail to see how it is maintaining its balance…
watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z92MkSeZ5wY&feature=related
Also google Mondospider for more information on the subject.
It seems that it is
It seems that it is maintaining its balance by some sort of wire-leg in the back, that’s a bit of a downer…
Very cool, reminds me of a
Very cool, reminds me of a crab. Maybe you could try three or four sets of legs so it doesn’t have to use the fifth leg?
Yes its using a paper clip,
Yes its using a paper clip, or something simular, for balance as Geir said. pause and youll see it.
I’m building a 3D printer,
I’m building a 3D printer, and this seems like it would be pretty easy to make once I finish it. Of the three gears visible in the movie, the center one is powered, right? And the opposite side looks like a mirror image? I’m guessing the motor is somewhere in the center powering a shaft that turns the two middle gears.
If you had two of these things, how well do you think you could turn with a differential drive kind of thing?
edit: this thing is giving me a million ideas! like maybe it would be better if the inner 4 legs on an 8-leg system were longer. Or, if I angle the legs outwards, I might be able to make a 4-leg version balance by itself. Maybe with a bevel gear in the center? hm…
Smooth!!
Smooth!!