MorpHex, a sphere formed morphing hexapod

I want to it to cut PC, ABS and aluminium. I’m thinking it must be very solid/strong. I’ve not done much research yet, just asking for tip.

-Thanks

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Yeah that would be nuts… I would like to play with one or more of those boards one day. I might go for a SSC-32 as the bottom card anyway. That makes it much easier to replace the “motherboard”. I assume you have played with all these board and have a working ported Phoenix code, also the Raspberry PI? :open_mouth:

Thanks Jonny! :smiley:

Yes it has to be strong.
You want to stay away of round linear bearings that are unsupported.
From what i know now, i think the best would be linear rails.

I don’t know how much space you have but they can be big very fast… lol

Since space is crictical, i would go with a moving gantry instead of a moving table.
That does take lot less space.

That is the one i am looking at the moment.
Cutting area of about 19x30 and all on rails

http://home.comcast.net/~ambirko/pwpimages/luthier%20org3.jpg

Congratulations Kåre

I’ve always been impressed with your efforts!

Well deserved. It’s certainly great to be able to work with the amazingly talented individuals here. As always, if you have new project ideas and could use some parts etc., don’t hesitate to contact us.

(new cnc ordered, will have tuesday…)

Congratulations Kåre!

I’m just catching up on the forum, and I saw the wonderful news about the Grand Prize. Now all of us can bask in your glow and proudly claim that we knew you when you were merely famous but not yet a super star. :stuck_out_tongue:

When you make these new versions of MorpHex, are you recycling the earlier ones, or have you decided to keep the plastic globe makers in business?

Again, great news!

Thanks RoboTed! :smiley:

I’m using the same inner body part for the next version. It won’t be very different from the old one. The major difference is the upper section.

Good job Zenta! Cool concept and idea, the robot looks awesome!

Hi,

I’ve just updated my blog with some pictures and information about my last progress on MorpHex MKII.
I’m still working on the code, but have done good progress lately. Atleast I’ve got it rolling again, lol.
The new upper section with 2 DOF make a big difference when it comes to freedom though.

Here are some pics:
http://zentasrobots.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/3/files/2014/03/MorpHex_MKII_04.jpg

http://zentasrobots.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/3/files/2014/03/MorpHex_MKII_11.jpg

http://zentasrobots.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/3/files/2014/03/MorpHex_MKII_07.jpg

http://zentasrobots.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/3/files/2014/03/MorpHex_MKII_17.jpg

Hopefully I’ll have a video ready soon…

Ohhh…

It look fantastic Kåre, much stronger than V1.
Waiting patiently for the video… :wink:

Hi Kåre,

Good to see this project again!

Alan KM6VV

Thanks guys!

The first video is more or less ready (I shot it yesterday). I’m just looking for a good background music. Any tip?

Eric: To days ago I bought our first quadcopter. Well its more like a toy (youtube.com/watch?v=ZzC8USzxEgc), but the performance is pretty impressive (360 loop). I might go for a bigger model next time.

Very interesting concept and not the easiest to pull off. Really appreciate the nice photos and videos. As for the music, I’m a fan of dubstep :wink:

Thanks. Yes I like dubstep too. But this time I went for some rather old ambient stuff I had on a CD…

Hope you liked the video though.

Amazing as always. :wink: :mrgreen:

Yes… “As Always” … :wink:
This project is so amazing i can’t stop looking at it.

How long can you play with it with your battery setup ?

Thanks for your comments!

Eric: I’m not exactly sure about battery time, but I would estimate about 15 min on a 2S 5000mAh. I did have a main fuse of 20 amps but after a few test I blow it, but 30 amp fuse seem to be ok.

That look decent time for playing around… :wink:
And nice little copter you got there, sure easier to fly than a full drone.