LEGO linear actuators

I've been recently playing around with the "new" LEGO linear actuators. They are pretty neat and mechanics can get greatly simplified thanks to them. Sometimes it removes a little bit the challenge, but it also increases the creative possibilities.

I created a simple 4-legged walker using 4 linear actuators to test their strength and speed, and I've to say I've been surprised at the quality of those actuators.  Here's a picture of the linear actuator in my robot:

And you can see more pictures and videos of it here

LEGO robots

Recently I decided that it was about to start building LEGO robots again. LEGO has been one of my favorite toys since I was very very young. If LEGO Mindstorms existed when I was a kid, I'd have been the happiest kid in this planet! (not that I wasn't, but anyway ;)). I recently built some LEGO 4 legged walkers and had a lot of fun doing so. I thought I would put them online to see if anyone had any feedback :)

Here's one of them:

Check them out here: http://sites.google.com/site/santiagoontanonvillar/Home/lego-projects