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Step 5Attach legs to body, bend them just right
Screw the servo stars (with the legs on) back on to the motors, then get bending.
Symmetry is key here. A tip to keep the sides even is to bend in only one direction at a time, so that it's easier to eyeball it if you're doing too much on one side or the other.
That said, I've bent and re-bent mine many times now, and you can re-start from straight again if you get too far off track later on after tweaking it once too many times. Copper's great that way.
Have a look at the webpages I listed for further tips here, or just wing it. I don't think it's really all that critical, at least in terms of getting it walking. You'll be tuning it later.
The only critical bit is to get the center of gravity enough in the middle so that it walks right. Ideally, when one front leg is in the air, the back legs turning will tip the bot forward onto the high/forward front leg, which will then do the walking. You'll see what I mean in a video or two coming up.
Symmetry is key here. A tip to keep the sides even is to bend in only one direction at a time, so that it's easier to eyeball it if you're doing too much on one side or the other.
That said, I've bent and re-bent mine many times now, and you can re-start from straight again if you get too far off track later on after tweaking it once too many times. Copper's great that way.
Have a look at the webpages I listed for further tips here, or just wing it. I don't think it's really all that critical, at least in terms of getting it walking. You'll be tuning it later.
The only critical bit is to get the center of gravity enough in the middle so that it walks right. Ideally, when one front leg is in the air, the back legs turning will tip the bot forward onto the high/forward front leg, which will then do the walking. You'll see what I mean in a video or two coming up.
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