This was a project I worked on during the summer before junior year. Under the guidance of Professor SangBae Kim at MIT Biomimetics lab, I 3D printed a fully functional scale model of Theo Jansen's Strandbeest.
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| Printing parts using 3D printer. |
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| All the parts needed for one leg. |
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| Half of the strandbeest assembled. The metal axle was bent into shape using a hammer and a vise. |
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| Here you can see the unique shape of the axle. |
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| After printing a base plate, I attached two servos and an Arduino. |
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| Ended up being over a foot long. |
Video of completed project
here.