Meccano Walking Rickshaws – Andreas Konkoly (Hungarian) and 2005 Phil Edwards (American)

Andreas Konkoly, a renowned Meccanoman, built many walking machines and robots in his lifetime.  This reproduction, by S. Tokarski shows the Magic Motor (clockwork spring) power drive. For weight distribution and size, the drive is mounted in the rickshaw, and a driveshaft extends forward to the walking mechanism in the "Coolie".  The walking motion is rather simplistic, …