i like the double part. they may take up more material but depending on how you lay them out and how much unusable material you have left you may as well cut them. i think you did a nice job designing those. 8)
I second the thumbs up! ^_____^
Plan is to use a SSC-32 linked to a Arduino ProMini.
I am not good with software… so would like some help if somebody want to … 
Should not be hard to configure my Arduino code for this. Just need to setup configuration stuff, like segment lengths, body lengths…
Kurt
That’s good news…
So which dimensions i should get, i would start do that on the code.
Take a look at my code up on github\kurte for the project BBD_SSC32_PS2. It currently has three different configurations. Also now the project may be slightly misnamed as I also have (Arbotix Commander support in addition to PS2).
The configuration stuff includes things like:
Which servo is connected to which Pin.
What is the mechanical limits of each of these servos/joints
Leg Dimensions
Body Dimensions and Angles (like some robots the servos are at 60 degrees others at 45 degrees)
Initial Leg positions
Kurt
Eric, my friend,
Very happy to see this is not dead. Would be even happier to see the video. (Gentle nudge.)
It is esthetically very pleasing, especially the dome. And I like that you reverted to the reinforced femur. Which leads me to a question about the tibias. They are assymetrical about their long axis with a straight forward edge and a curved rearward edge. I cannot discern an “evolutionary” reason, such as interaction with adjoining legs, that causes this difference. So is this just for esthetic satisfaction, or is there a reason I may have missed such as parts layout on the fiberglass stock?
Really want to see this running.
Ted
Hi Ted,
Geat to hear from you.
Yes reinforced Femur is a better idea i think.
For the shape, it is that way to have the tip of leg in the axis of the leg.
The parts will be cut in 1.5mm and 2mm carbon fiber. Oh yess…!
Attached a picture showing the underside so you can see the tip of the leg in line with the leg…
This thing looks awesome. Did the 3d parts turn out to be expensive?
I’d be very careful with the carbon fiber, too. The dust created by your cnc router can be very harmful.
The complete set of parts cost 131$us
shapeways.com/model/700803/6e52b60b8e68728257817232ac71a019
http://images1.sw-cdn.net/model/picture/674x501_700803_567023_1347627588.jpg
Yes i know about the Dust.
I have a good dust shoe and using a cyclone also.
But i don’t cut CF often… just for me for test…
In future i want to do a bath for cutting in water… so no dust… !
I will look more deeply.
As not a programmer i found it much easier to understand in Arduino format…
(don’t know if you have see my DIY menu at some point)
Didn’t have much time yesterday but i have took a Arduino Pro Mini, which was soldered to one of my shield, and just loaded Kurte code.
Perfect, without any errors…
Not i guess to have a real test i need to hook the Pro Mini to the SSC-32 and add a PS2 controller to see if it can move a servo…
Thats a good start. 8)
DAMN… can’t find my PS2 receiver…
Is there a way to activate something in the code to be moving at powerup ?
Just for testing… I will get another one…
Don’t know if i would go for a PS2 controller or RC controller or Serial controller… (Kurte what is your advice there) …?
Hi Eric,
Hard to say: Ps2 works nicely and almost every program up on here is geared around them, so you know it can work. RC Receivers take up a reasonable amount of resources (an IO pin per channel…). Current code base does not have the Serial input controller, although it would be a piece of cake to add. I think I have a version of it bouncing around somewhere in my code base. May integrate it back in here…
But one thing I just noticed in your post is that you are using an Arduino Pro Mini (Atmega168?)… Problem that I see is that it only has 16K of memory? So may be a big problem getting the code to fit 
. The botboarduino has an Atmega328. Hopefully you meant Arduino Mini which now has 328…
Kurt
P.S. - Maybe someday you will make this a kit, would be fun to have a small hex, that I can take with me…
Kurt
Sure if the hardware work as it should i would be happy to provide them to anybody…
Arduino Pro Mini come in both 168 and 328.
Mine are 328 16mhz 5v version.
The program is loaded in the ProMini right now…