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Re: pic: How It's Made: 148 & 217 Robots
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Originally Posted by s_forbes
Thank you John and Paul for the excellent info. I've been looking at the 148 models in solidworks (well, the tumbleweed model... I'm afraid if I open the 09 bot my computer will melt) to get a better idea of how you go about designing some of these parts. There are some parts in there that I wouldn't have even thought were bendable. Really awesome stuff!
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Pay careful attention to how the parts interact with other parts. Lots of times you can combine individually "wimpy" parts in a way that makes a "not-wimpy" structure.
Try to visualize how the assemblies will respond to applied forces, not just the individual parts.
-John
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