Wow…very spidery. gives me that same bit of creeps as spiders, but still so very cool. I love seeing folks combining legos with other items to make something more then what is possible with just stock lego.

@Ashmedai,

that would be interesting to see…. but I don’t think you’d get them to synchronize.

@Matt
Something with a bit less friction might work, though. I know that milled plastic can be pretty smooth, maybe just rough the bottom of it with sandpaper?

Looks good..Like the concept of the Klann Linkage a lot..

I was thinking of a BEAM (or tiny13 controlled) robot using cocktail straws or plastic hose with Jansen’s linkage. The Klann linkage looks like the better choice. I hadn’t been aware of it -thanks. It’s too bad the higher lift of the Klann linkage happens so late in the cycle. If it lifted earlier the ‘bot would be able to handle more uneven terrain. Sweeping forward like it does, the leg would spend the first half of it’s stroke pushing itself backwards against any obstables. Some tweaks to the geometry shown at the link might do the trick, though. Maybe it’s time to start tinkering.