An Insect Robot to be Continued

Here is the new version of Insectbot Hexa, which is created by Lumi.

Lumi Michaelis, Technician, Fisherman, Truck & Bus driver, Computer Scientist, Translator, Father, Robot Engineer, Creator of Insectbot Mini & Insectbot Hexa (early prototype of Antbo).

Lumi had been dedicating himself to the maker community since 2011. Before joining DFRobot, he was a core member in Letsmakerobots and Xin Che Jian, the first hackerspace in China. In 2011 he designed Insectbot Mini and Insectbot Hexa, two beginner robotics kits that had been appreciated across the globe.

It was May 17th 2015 when Lumi didn’t wake up on that Sunday morning. But his spirit and love of robots has been inspiring us ever since. Antbo will never be real without his efforts, and the story of Insectbot will always go on.

Now, we put this project on Indiegogo to make it happened, to bring this robot to more people. And we will donate a part of the total fund raised to Lumi’s family in Germany, and we are really grateful to every little support of yours.

If you are friends of Lumi or you like this robot, please support us to continue the story of Lutz.

Please check this link https://igg.me/at/antbo/x/12813820


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/an-insect-robot-to-be-continued

He was well known on the LMR

He was well known on the LMR as Lumi https://www.robotshop.com/letsmakerobots/user/14721

Lumi Michaelis

Unfortunately I never knew Lumi while he was here, but based on the outpouring of support and love, he really sounded like a great guy. Great looking project in his memory DFRobot (almsot something you’d see scurrying around in the video game Portal).

I miss that guy…

BTW, cool look Insectbot.

It’s cute

It’s cute. The kits is 3D-printed?