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Strider robot V8

By Ben Everard. Posted

Strider robot V8

We’re used to the creepy, cam-driven walking action of Theo Jansen’s Strandbeests. It seems like wherever there’s a 3D printer and a human with an interest in mechanical movement, a design will pop up that turns rotation movement into walking. In one sense this robot is no different; it uses two servos to turn a crank-shaft, which enables the robot to move around.

What grabbed us about this project is that, as well as 3D printing, there’s an older and more primitive technology at use here: a bit of bent metal. Rather than 3D printing the crank-shaft, maker Moononournation used a bit of 1 mm steel rod, bent so as to allow movement to transfer to the legs. In a triumph to progress, the maker recommends 3D-printing a crank-shaft for reference, to check that you’re bending the metal in the right plac


Ben Everard

Ben is the Editor of HackSpace magazine. When not wrangling words, he enjoys cycling, gardening, and attempting to identify wild mushrooms.

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