Hello,
i am french and i have build my first hexapode. i found lot of informations on this forum.
I use :
I develop a C# program to move my robot through a serial cable for the moment.
After i will use XBEE to communicate with the hexapod.
Finally it will be automous with a PIC 18FXXX.
A video of my fist movement :
fr.youtube.com/watch?v=5AI7eC7D_1M
photos will come soon
The forum won’t allow links until 24 hours after one link free post. Looking forward to seeing the vids tomorrow. 8)
Ok thank you !
I was trying to put a link to my video since a long time !!!
Now the link for my video is ok !
Nice start! Looks very smooth and alive 
Thanks !
I was not sure that HS485 servos have enough strength.
Femur and tibia are 7cm length.
Some picture of my hexapode :
and now a new video :
fr.youtube.com/watch?v=Amo3CJFSBx0
My walk cycle has 8 steps. And hexapode move his body only during 4 steps… I will change that… but i have no idea for the moment.
Hi,
Great work! I like your creative way to make the femur part using an aluminium U-profile and the adjustable servo horn part.
Nice video too!
A picture of my soft control written in c#
Now i have roll, pitch and yaw movement of the body.
My next step is to implement wave gait en ripple gait.
For the moment i have only tripod gait.
I have implemented the follow gait :
Tripod 4
Tripod 6
Tripod 8
Quad 9
Wave 12
Wave 18
Ripple 6
Ripple 12
and the balance mode to !
Some video :
fr.youtube.com/watch?v=yeJiD1sLNuA
fr.youtube.com/watch?v=j_Olw-_MQg8
fr.youtube.com/watch?v=j_Olw-_MQg8
Depend of the direction X or Z rotation can be big.
Very nice! How are you interfacing the Wimote for controlling the robot?
8-Dale
For the moment i use my computer with a Bluetooth key. I have c# code source to use wiimote in my control program. Then orders are transmit with xbee module to the hexapode. There is lot of step between wiimote and the hexapode !!
I’ve began to write a program for a pic 18F252. I want a standalone hexapode !
