I Invented Antie a Subscale Rideable Ant That Goes Fast

This is a subscale version of my rideable ant. It uses 3D printing, flexures, and pulleys, along with a crankshaft to actuate all six of its legs. The version I have is currently incomplete, but I'll complete it if I can get one more Patreon subscriber. Ultimatley, I will be able to ride a full scale version of this ant.
Reference video:
Antoine Felden's Walking Ant in Slow Motion
• Walking ant in slow-mo...
Racing Spider - Servoless Octopod
• Racing Spider - Servo...
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[@adrianinvents]

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[@emmamarx9284]

The first thing I thought of when you said rideable ant was honey I shrunk the kids lmaooo This is such an interesting project even if it never goes full scale I’d still love to see a working any robot in the scale you’re working in! Keep up the great work dude! 😊

[@adrianinvents]

Thank you, I appreciate it. Honey I Shrunk the Kids was such a fun movie.

[@zeropain9319]

Nice, can't wait for your starship trooper like ants! Got me to watch till the end and it was worth it :)

[@adrianinvents]

@@zeropain9319 Thanks. The big one will be epic.

[@juanmacias5922]

1:38 I appreciate it, be kind to yourself as well! "be excellent to each other", "party on dudes!"

[@adrianinvents]

@@juanmacias5922 🤙 😎

[@D__H]

Wow this is so impressive. Good luck 🤞

[@adrianinvents]

@@D__H Thank you. I'm going to need it :)

[@reubnn]

cant wait to see this come to fruition

[@adrianinvents]

@@reubnn Thanks. It would be really cool to ride this down the street.

[@SahajSingh]

This is gonna be epic!

[@bearnaff9387]

I'm guessing you've seen Breaking Taps video on Rolling Contact Joints. While your print-in-place flexures are groundbreaking, I'm wondering if BT's joint might make for a better body-leg connection. I seriously look forward to seeing how this design both evolves and scales up.

[@adrianinvents]

@@bearnaff9387 Thanks. I've definitely seen his video. He did such a beautiful job on that bird leg.

[@stefanguiton]

Awesome!

[@adrianinvents]

Thanks. That means a lot.

[@innatitorenko1858]

Cool 😮

[@adrianinvents]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[@moshe778950101]

I think that it won't scale up nicely, the materials and motors should scale up from and size to human size and those just don't exist.
Besides, the way you actuate the legs with the crankshaft don't mimick the range of motion of ants legs.
You need something way more complicated for that. See boston dynamics robot dog. With 12dof for all 4 legs and for the and which has 6 legs which are more complicated you will need 24dof

[@adrianinvents]

I might end up fighting against a scaling problem. I think it might be possible, even with a limited range of motion.

[@SahajSingh]

​@@adrianinventsI'd love to see you give this a try anyway! Failure is always a learning opportunity