Big Dog Galloping MOC

[MaxBrix]

I find models that walk, run and jump interesting. This MOC moves forward by jumping. It gets all four legs off the ground. I call this "I need more springs bot"

 

[Zerobricks]

What an interesting project! I like the idea behind powering up the legs and relasing them instead of powering them directly. What if you used an articulated joint in the center for steering?

[MaxBrix]

Exactly! I plan on attempting something like that on his brother, a bot that runs. I have no faith that I could make it jump like that with any additional weight. My current plan is to use a servo to alter the leg stride distance or angle. An articulated the center is hard to balance on 4 legs.

[WvG_853]

Cool! The Boston Dynamics robots are fascinating and scary at the same time. You can imagine such an unstoppable big dog just keeping going ... I’m curious to see your next steps!