If you want to create a custom linkage for your walker like the Klann variations shown in the video to the right, see customize.
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Strider's linkage plans can be found here.

​​TrotBot's linkage plans can be found here.

​Scott Anderson's 3D-printed TrotBot plans can be found here.
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LEGO Builds


​​UPDATE:  Here are some simplified instructions for building TrotBot's leg mechanism.  This leg works for all 6 legs of Hexapod TrotBot, and for all 8 legs of TrotBot Ver 3 and Mindstorms TrotBot (Versions 2 and 3)  ​
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Simplified Instructions for Building TrotBot's Leg Mechanism

​Mindstorms Builds

UPDATE:  for better functionality for Mindstorms Strider Ver 3, see these instructions for mounting the EV3 brick higher 
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A LEGO Approximation of Strandbeest
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Strider Ver 3
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Hexapod TrotBot
​The zig-zag surface of air filters can trip walkers, but they also provide small "steps" for climbing.