I wanted to start a topic on the comparison between two of the most stylish hexapods that Lynxmotion offers. I want to discuss what your thoughts are, pros and cons, and anything else you would like to add. Having owned both of them, here is my breakdown of it:
*H3-R:
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Lots of room on the chassis for add-ons such as base rotate, electronics, and etc. With more room and position for three switches, one can easily provide separate power supplies for VS1 and VS2 for added runtime (at the cost of higher payload
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Round body design makes turning in place much easier to implement (non-IK method). With IK, this is not a concern.
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Limbs seem stronger and more resilient to bending if the tip of the feet gets caught on something (such as from a bad move). With more powerful software, this is not an issue.
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Assuming you are using the Robot Leg A Lexan, leg lighting kit! Really great way to dress up the bot!
)Phoenix:
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Lighter chassis component (?). Although I’m just guess-timating here… Just from the looks of it, seems like the chassis components are lighter compare to the *H3-R’s chassis componets (minus servo, electronics, and battery)
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Easier construction. Less screws, less steps…
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The travel of the femur and the tibia seems to be wider then the *H3-Rs due to the *H3-R’s C-bracket hitting the body of the hip vertical servo…
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Even with legs extended out, it is slightly smaller then *H3-R, being able to traverse to tighter location due to this… With legs folded up, the unit becomes very compact.
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Chassis slightly smaller which might provide a challenge to mount your sensors, electronics, and batteries. Type of battery, as well as its configuration must be more carefully considered, such as a hump configuration (three cells side by side with two cells side by side stacked above it) of cell layout rather then classic side-by-side cells when making packs…
That’s all I can think of working with both hexapod styles… What do you guys think?
