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One Leg Articulated Frog by Benjamin

Okay, maybe it isn’t intended as an actual prosthetic, but this is still super cool articulated frog leg by Thingiverse citizen Benjamin.

I can see a lot of potential with this part.  You could print up four and a frog body that connects all of them.  You could design a telescoping frog tongue using a similar mechanism.  You could design a rabbit leg for some robot-rabbit-ribbit action.  It resembles a piston or plunger for potential use as a component in another toy as a linear spring.  From just the right angle it resembles a key from an old school typewriter. ¹  On a larger scale, these could be spring loaded walking boots/stilts.  A similar set up could be used as shock absorbers – perhaps for a printable RC car?

1. Who is up for the challenge of designing a printable typewriter? [↩]