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For the support mechanism, a mechanism analysis index based on robot motion energy is introduced to evaluate the robot dynamic motion performance. Under the structure stiffness constraint, this index can quantitatively analyze the influence of the range of motion and structure mass on the robot motion performance, thereby guiding the design of parameters such as the range of motion, structure thickness, and U-flange position of the mechanism. For the transmission mechanism, this paper optimizes the linkage length and knee joint angle for transmission ratio. Considering the variable transmission ratio and robot motion characteristics, the parameters are optimized to reduce the torque and speed requirements of the leg joint. This method determines the optimal mechanism parameters for dynamic performance based on the specified motion energy requirements, and it also optimizes the linkage length. 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