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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​​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)  ​

Simplified Instructions for Building TrotBot's Leg Mechanism

Strider (easiest build)

Hexapod TrotBot (easier, half-cost TrotBot)

Klann's mechanical spider

TrotBot, Ver 3 (stronger legs, faster)

Trotbot, ver 1

​Mindstorms Builds

EV3 Klann Ver 3 (long legs)

EV3 TrotBot, Ver 3 (stronger legs)

EV3 KLANN Ver 2

EV3 Trotbot, ver 2 (with toes)

EV3 Trotbot, Ver 1 (wider)

A LEGO Approximation of Strandbeest

Hexapod TrotBot