You might want to check out MIT's AI lab's web site.  They've done some pretty
spiffy stuff with robotic insects and insectic robots.  I'm not sure how much
there is on there, but the URL would be either
http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/leglab/ or
http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/mobile-robots


Marc van den Dikkenberg wrote:

> On Mon, 12 Apr 1999 02:35:21 -0400, "Wykan" <wyk### [at] siscomnet> wrote:
>
> >Don't tell me the textures suck, because I know they do. ;-)
> >
> >Right now I'm concentrating on getting the proper body proportions. Do they
> >look "right?"
> >
> >Bear in mind that I also plan to animate it, and I'd like to move the legs
> >in a believable fashion: Specifically, I want it to move like an INSECT,
> >rather than like a robot. Any advice along those lines will be gratefully
> >accepted.
>
> Actually, I think the two are pretty similar...
>
> Basically, with six legs you would move the first and third leg on one side
> at the same time as the second leg on the other side -- and vice versa
> for the second step.
>
> Also, I think that when you lift the upper leg, the angle between the upper
> & lower leg should get a little smaller too.
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