Introducing the Lynxmotion Phoenix Hexapod Kit!

Lynxmotion Legged Robots
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The CH3-R looks like a beast next to the Phoenix. I was dead-set on getting a CH3-R, but my son thinks it’s too big.

The CH3-R would still be better for carrying any kind of payload, especially with the base rotate, which looks good on the round body.

But the Phoenix is cooler for just a straight up lightweight hex crawler. I’ll probably end up getting both. :smiling_imp:

My only comment about the Lynxmotion Phoenix design is that it could use more material on the tibia around the servo, especially at the top.

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I know I probably don’t have to ask, but eventually this will be aluminum right? :smiley:

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Jim said this is just a prototype and aluminum parts are being made. The final kit will sell with aluminum parts :slight_smile:

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JIM YOUR THE MAN! Nice shiny aluminum will look awsome! This is the lamborguinni of hexapods, (I can’t spell dont hold that against me! :stuck_out_tongue: )

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I know, I think I’d like the whole bot in anodized silver, but with other color choices who knows? 8)

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I’m looking to get the following…

Black
Clear
Green
Red
Purple

I’m trying to get these in time for Christmas…

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Oh, man! Decisions, decisions…

Red body w/orange and yellow flames or purple body with gold ghost flames like my PT Cruiser?!

(Female voice in the background) “Honey, have you seen the credit card?”
:smiling_imp:

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I hope you can pull it off. Every time it ask my son what he wants Santa to bring him, he says a hexapod. Unfortunately, he wants a “medium size” one, and not the big round ones (which is what I wanted :frowning: ). The Phoenix would be absolutely perfect. 8)

Would the initial run be available sooner if there were fewer colors?

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We are still negotiating the pricing for this run of parts. I don’t yet know if the multiple colors will be a problem. I can get them without anodizing, then send them to an anodizer, but it’s extra hassle. We are working on it.

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I wish you wouldn’t create and make available such cool things, Jim. Now I want TWO hexapods, a CH3-R and a Phoenix! :wink: I would opt for blue as a color for Phoenix. :smiley:

8-Dale

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Um… Sorry

Like Henry Ford used to say, you can have any color you want as long as it’s black, or in this case, purple. lol jk I’ll see what I can do.

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wow, anodized red would look really hot for that! :smiley:

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Maybe. I’ve seen a lot of anodized reds that look kinda pinkish… a deep, dark red would be awesome though.

IMHO, gold is the third-coolest robot color after black and silver. The Robonova has a nice color scheme.

But it’s all good… I could live with any of the options (except purple). :laughing:

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Purple would appeal to the ladies. I have not known any of them who did not really like purple.

8-Dale

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How many of those build robots? :wink:

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I wish more of them would!

A very large number of the ladies really like purple. Some of these ladies are wives, girlfriends, etc… :smiley:

8-Dale

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I know what you mean…Its kinda hard to find a gf interested in my hobbies, but lets not thread jack :unamused:

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I have nothing against the color purple or pink. In fact, I like pink… My FireFox tabs are pink and my MSN text is pink…

cough Beth, gg Jim! cough

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I tried making the tibia more like the C-Leg but it severly restricted the range of motion, so I stored it in the round file.

Update I found a new job shop with much better pricing. This is progressing.

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Sweet … I hope this critter makes it under the tree. All good little boys deserve their very own hexapod. :smiley: