Mechanisms — Walking & Bio-Inspired

Recent Blogs

Trotbot Leg Linkage diagram
Trotbot Leg Linkage Mechanism Explained: How the Eight-Bar Walking Linkage Works
Trotbot leg linkage explained — geometry, foot path, formulas, and a worked walking-robot example. Build notes from FIRGELLI's chief engineer.
Ghassaei Walking Linkage diagram
Ghassaei Walking Linkage Mechanism: How It Works, Parts, Geometry, and Walking Gait Explained
How the Ghassaei walking linkage works — a single-DOF leg mechanism for kinetic sculpture, robotics demos, and educational walkers. Diagram, formula, examples.
Chebyshev Plantigrade Machine diagram
Chebyshev Plantigrade Machine: How This Walking Linkage Works, Parts, Formula, and Uses Explained
Chebyshev Plantigrade Machine explained — how the linkage produces straight-line walking, real applications in robotics and museum exhibits, plus a worked build example.
Theo Jansen Strandbeest Leg diagram
Theo Jansen Strandbeest Leg Mechanism: How the 12-Bar Linkage and Holy Numbers Work
How the Theo Jansen Strandbeest Leg works, with linkage geometry, the holy numbers, a worked walking-speed example, and real kinetic-sculpture applications.
Klann Linkage diagram
Klann Linkage Mechanism Explained: How It Works, Parts, Foot Path, Formula and Uses
How the Klann Linkage converts rotary motion into a walking gait — geometry, formulas, worked example, and real builds in robotics and education.