Mike RigsbyI decreased the length of the legs to reduce stress on the printed parts while allowing the motors to work more reliably.
Shorter Legs--New Walk Attempt
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I see considerable progress!
One more thing that could work is using rubber bands to take away some of that gravity force the servos have to struggle against — so that instead of being under 100% or 0% load, they would be at 50% load all the time.
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