Hexbug Spider Hack Project (het kreng)

proud_placental_homeotherm · February 12, 2014, 6:51am

STILL WIP! Goal: Drive a Hexbug Spider using either an Attiny 85 or Attiny 2313 as a brain - also try to make it look cool. Parts list: -Hexbug Spider -Attiny 85 or Attiny 2313 -DRV8835 Dual Motor Driver Carrier (from pololu) -Shift Register 8-Bit - 74HC595 (for driving H bridge using Attiny 85) -IR Kit For Arduino (from DF robot, for manual control) -Ocelli V1.1 (https://www.tindie.com/products/RoboBug/ocelli-v11/?pt=directsearch) obstacle avoidance -2 AAA and 1 AA battery (in series, for power!) -various bits and pieces Videos are not from true robots, just modified hexbug spiders, just added for fun.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/hexbug-spider-hack-project-het-kreng

proud_placental_homeotherm · February 5, 2015, 5:41am

Hello.My hacked Hexbug

Hello.

My hacked Hexbug Spider is finally taking it’s first atonomous steps! Hurray!
Granted, it’s still a very simple beast, it does have rudimentary roaming skills. Also, I’ve tried to make it look cool.

Here’s some pictures!