
Project: Design a Wheel-Leg Hybrid
USE COMPUTER DESIGN SOFTWARE TO INVENT YOUR OWN
VERSION OF FEET THAT ROLL!
The idea of a wheel made up of legs goes back to the ancient triskelion, a
symbol with three human legs joined together in a circle. Robot whegs may
have rounded feet, or even mini-wheels on the ends of their legs. Other
designs just roll along on the tips of their spiky legs. In this project, you’ll
create your own whegs with a free design program called Tinkercad.
Computer-Aided Design, or CAD software is used by architects, engineers,
car designers, video game designers, and more. It can be used to create
Chapter 2: Robots That Get ...