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Feet Part 3:  Heels, Toes and the Power Required for TrotBot to Bear Weight

8/27/2017

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Also, I added 10 pounds to a toeless TrotBot that used LEGO's plastic axles, but they twisted so much that TrotBot could barely walk, so I replaced the plastic axles with steel axles before filming this test.  I should have included a clip of the plastic axle version to better show how heavy walkers with bumpy gaits may need LEGO's plastic axles replaced with steel axles.  
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kuba
11/30/2017 02:19:00 pm

I built trotbot v3 this weekend. Absolutely brilliant design. Thank you for sharing the instructions!

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Ben Vagle
12/1/2017 05:47:14 pm

Awesome! Glad to hear your build turned out well.

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