MegaPed

I wanted to build a low cost 4 servo Arduino Uno controlled bipedal robot that is framed with inexpensive 3D printed “I Braces”; that can hold a standard servo and interconnect with additional braces to form various modular structures.

My goal in this project was to:

A. Show my 3yr old daughter that you can make anything you put your mind to!

B. Not break the bank (wife mandated)

C. Only run on 4 servos (to start with)

D. Stand >= 10” tall

E. Leave room for upgrades/reworks without scrapping parts

F. Give live commands to the biped G. Communicate wirelessly (I have lots of extra Android phones laying around)

 

I detailed my rig with HD video @: http://www.instructables.com/id/MegaPed/

 

I have some "smoothing" out to do with the stepping action which you can see from the video. Any pro tips would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/megaped