Michael McKGyver McKinley

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RetrobotWindpower

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Michael "McKGyver" McKinley, Wind Powered Walking Machine

The RetroBot is a wind-powered walking machine constructed from recycled materials.

Dimensions: 15 feet tall x 6 feet long x 5 feet wide

Power: 8 foot diameter anemometer connected to 128:1 gear reduction

Retrobot Maximum Velocity (15mph wind): 20 yards/ fortnight

The RetroBot as installed in an outdoor exhibition.

(The wooden support structure was added to allay museum curator fears of walking machine related tramplings.)

The RetroBot's unprotected MDF gears survived 2 years of Massachusetts weather

Initial RetroBot concept sketches

Lego Prototype of Retrobot walking mechanism

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