Pheonix Walker
Dimensions:
Heighth: 1/2"
Width: 6"
Length: 9"
Hardware:
Motors: 2 Tower Hobbies Servos (TS-53)
Power: 4 AA's (6V)
Body: 1/16" steel
Software: 4 Nueron Microcore w/ 2 motor drivers capable of conducting back ElectroMagnetic Flux
Description: This walker is based upon Mark Tilden's Micro/Bicore Walkers and utilizes the latest technology in Artificial Life and near Intelligence.  Scenario: The walker is walking along minding its own business, then, uh-oh it's front right foot is stuck in a hole!  Instantly, the walker diverts more power to the other three legs to get the other un-stuck.  Also, if one leg recieves too much resistance, say from a rock, it reverses that motor to loosen its leg.  For a while though it sat better than it walked, because I broke the frame.  Now it works great. I called him Pheonix because a pheonix was a Greek mythical bird that burst out in flames every 500 years then rose from it's ashes renewed.
Sorry, but I don't have any pictures as of yet.  I'm trying to get a hold of a digital camera or scanner to post them.
Schematic
Approximate parts cost: $35 USD
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