How do sligs legs work?
 

How exaclty do sligs robotic legs work? as the little tail on the end of a sligs body looks as though it can't operate any little buttons:fuzemb:

Not sure how they attach even.
 

If you knew how they stayed in them, you could work from there.
I know the sligs can fall out of their legs, or at least you see that happen at the end of AO. (you gotta look quick after the slig gets zapped in the "happy ending")

Since the slig's tail looks somewhat muscular, maybe there are electrode connectors that react when a muscle is tightned or relaxed?
May depend on the fuel/energy source....? In AO they look like gas or fuel powered legs since you see exhaust pipes in the back.

I dunno, but very interesting question!

I think I remember hearing that they act on nerve impulses. Don't take my word for it though...

It could be those pipes
 

I think that the pipes that connect the slig's mask to the pants have something to do with it... maybe...

I have no idea at the moment, but here are some pictures to help you théorising :fuzwink:

http://www.oddworld.com/universe/ind...oll_prod04.jpg

http://www.oddworld.com/universe/ind...oll_prod05.jpg

Re: Not sure how they attach even.
 

They run on Flub Fuel don't they?

nope the work on "FocilFuel"

I think Xavier means fossil fuel - like coal or oil. I've never heard of anything called 'FocilFuel'. I've been wrong before, though.

thanks xavier but here's another question how do those little ball like feet keep balance? they look like roller skates:fuzgrin:

well yeah max it's fossil fuel, I only rembered it phonitically :fuzwink:

LOL! Here we go again!

http://www.oddworldforums.net/forums...ght=slig+pants
And there was anuther 1, but I cant find it

somthing odd: if sligs die whn they fall the leggs also shrinks hows that?

Re: It could be those pipes
 

Slig Valet didn't have those tubes from his mask, and he walked fine. Also, I noticed that the sligs in AE(the one at the keyboard and Newscaster) didn't have tubes connected to their masks. What does it mean? Do lower class sligs have tubes?

my theory is that pants/masc systhem without tubes are a kind of luxe class and thus for privileged sligs

I agree! :fuzgrin: I think it must be a sign of upper class to have your tubes removed. Sligs all start working in the same place, right? So, maybe after a slig branches off into other fields, he gets his tubes removed.

removed? I would rather say, remplaced by something more esthetic and more expencive

You're probably right. :fuzblink:

My copy of MO is currently being "borrowed" (for the past 3 months). So could someone please tell me this...

Do the majority of non-armored sligs in MO have tubes or no tubes?

I'm too lazy to fire-up my Xbox and check, but let's look in the MO manual. *grabs MO manual* Slackers have tubes, as well as bouncers and poppers......from what I can tell from this pic anyway. Big Bro Sligs, armored or otherwise, don't have tubes.

Okay, thanks. Not exactly good news, but I'll have to make do.

What's not good about the news?

The way the sligs tail fits in to the middle of the pants allows the slig to move forwards and backwards a bit and activate switches.

Mostly, the pants are controlled by the momentum and leaning.

The pants themselves draw motion from a motor inside the pants. As the motor spins, it rotates cams which alternate the turning direction of the pin attatched to the leg. This makes the backwards and forwards motion of the leg.

When the leg is pulled back, a cord inside the leg pulls the shin part of the leg up towards the knee, this lowers that side, so that when it stretches back out again when it is all the way back, the bit the slig sits in is at he same level as it was in the middle.

When the leg is moved forwards, a pin is pushed forwards down the inside of the thigh, which pushes the joint in the knee forwards. This lifts the leg off the ground, alowing it to clear the ground as it moves forwards. When the leg reaches a certain distance, the pin is pulled back again, and tension allows the leg to strech back to how it was before, forcing the leg to "touchdown" onto the ground again.

In short, as the right leg goes forwards, it lifts up and moves, but as the left leg goes back, it stays on the ground so it can push the pants forwards.

In theory, this can't happen, because as the right leg lifts up to move forwards, it SHOULD fall to the right, but because there is so much momentum and because it happens too quickly, the pants only lean a bit while in transit.

PHEW! I think that answers your question!

Good job death! :fuzgrin: Is this official info......or a theory of yours? :fuzconf:

Niether, this is how all two legged robot design works.

Youve done your homework, Deth, and achieved excellence! Speaking of which, I must dash and do MY homework!:eek: :eek: :eek:

Haha, thanks. Yeah I took cybernetics and robotics in school. So I'm quite into all this sort of stuff.

really now i know what yourre gonna be. :fuzsmile: :fuzsmile: :fuzconf: