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Masterpiece 5 Synchropillar 273
Bill of Materials 274
Introduction 274
Autonomous Pneumatic Circuits 275
Asynchronous Designs 279
Pneumatic Memory 280
Synchronous Designs 280
Building Synchropillar 282
Building the Feet 283
The Front Foot 284
The Middle Feet 286
The Back Foot 288
Building the Pneumatic Memories 290
The Right-hand Memory 291
The Left-hand Memory 294
Putting it All Together 297
Experimenting with Synchropillar 311
Summary 312

Masterpiece 6 The Shape-Shifting Camera Tank (SSCT) 313
Bill of Materials 314
Introduction 315
How it Works 316
Introducing Telepresence 316
Moving and Balancing the Beast:The Propulsion Unit 320
Balancing the SSCT 323
Building The Propulsion Unit 325
The Folding Muscle Unit 336
Building the Folding Muscle Unit 340
Shape-Shifting Science:The Front Sub-Assembly 351
Building The Front 356
The Sides of the Vehicle:A Turntable-Based Chassis 368
Building The Right Side 370
Building The Left Side 375
The Locks 380
Building the Front Lock 380
Building the Back Lock 381