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heavy duty Hexapod personal transporter
« on: December 17, 2008, 01:32:09 AM »
Not that fast, but this hexapod built by CMU's Robotics Club can handle a decent amount of weight.

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http://www.instructables.com/id/SNDOMRIFOHTU1EC/

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rideable hexbot
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2009, 09:04:24 PM »
i found this while searching

http://www.instructables.com/id/Hexabot_Build_a_heavy_duty_six_legged_robot/

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuRT9gC0CGs&eurl=http://www.instructables.com/id/Hexabot_Build_a_heavy_duty_six_legged_robot/&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

do you think windshield wiper motors would be strong enough
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Re: rideable hexbot
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2009, 10:30:26 PM »
Does not look comfortable to ride and also would kill your floors ......
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Re: rideable hexbot
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2009, 10:44:37 PM »
Quote from: airman00 on January 01, 2009, 10:30:26 PM
also would kill your floors ......

he tried to help this by putting wood in the center of the legs
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