All I want for xmas...

[Baphomet69]

This.is.frickin.awesome!

 

http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/14/rednec...-a-spider-mech/

[armydillo978]

This.is.frickin.awesome!

 

http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/14/rednec...-a-spider-mech/

 

 

That is AWESOME.

 

Took a bunch of Rednecks under 40,000 to do something Corporate America would have charged Uncle Sam about 15,000,000 probably.

 

Wonder when the dealership will have them for sale. I'll take one in black with red flames.

[CuCulain42]

I know it's been said but- That's awesome.

 

I'd like to see how it handles obsticals though.

[Chrome]

I'd like to see how it handles obsticals though.

It couldn't. Look at the video again, none of the legs have individual movement, they're all paired up front to back (left outside front to left outside rear, left inside front to left inside rear, etc) and they have a limited range of motion. They're moved by an attached arm that seems to work pretty much like an old locomotive train. The arm moves the leg in circular motion, the down and back strokes move the machine while the up and forward arcs move the leg back into position for the next step. But there doesn't look to be any way for the legs to be lifted higher to do something like move over rough terrain or vertical obstacles much higher than a curb.

[kristof65]

I was noticing that too - I was also noticing how much the "foot pads" were slipping against the asphalt as well, particularly while he was trying to turn.

[Zinzig]

Very cool! Looks like it would run with 2 different transmissions for the two seperate sides, one goes reverse for turning while the other stays in drive, or some sort of transfer case. In any case, it's definitely worth the watch and it's fun to see stuff like this get built.

 

-Z

[CuCulain42]

I'd like to see how it handles obsticals though.

It couldn't. Look at the video again, none of the legs have individual movement, they're all paired up front to back (left outside front to left outside rear, left inside front to left inside rear, etc) and they have a limited range of motion. They're moved by an attached arm that seems to work pretty much like an old locomotive train. The arm moves the leg in circular motion, the down and back strokes move the machine while the up and forward arcs move the leg back into position for the next step. But there doesn't look to be any way for the legs to be lifted higher to do something like move over rough terrain or vertical obstacles much higher than a curb.

 

That's why I commented. I did notice that.

 

I was noticing that too - I was also noticing how much the "foot pads" were slipping against the asphalt as well, particularly while he was trying to turn.

 

I also noticed this.

 

While a nifty little novelty, it on the whole doesn't seem very practical.

[kristof65]

While a nifty little novelty, it on the whole doesn't seem very practical.

True enough. But it is cool that it was done with such a relatively low budget. Of course, if man hours were added in, I'm sure it would have topped $100k. Still, it's nice to just see some types of engineering done with a Nike* attitude, rather than wasting years of development time on figuring out what does/doesn't work.

 

 

 

 

*Nike=Just do it.