Hi, everybody! This is not my first robot, but it *is* the first robot I have built without a kit!
It's based on a robot built by a guy known as Brainergizer (I'll leave it to you to find him- Google is your friend).
So yes, I am clearly still a beginner in robotics, but I do give full credit for this robot idea to Brainergizer. Since I already have the building process for this robot in the provided URL, I have decided to instead provide some pictures of the robot in progress, but with the final materials.
Hope you like "him"!
P.S. I would link directly to this robot's video, but the video contains music from a video game... So sadly, I am putting it in the URL section. Thank you for your understanding.
EDIT:
Finally put the stuff in this post I realized wasn't there... Whoops!
Is the motion more “hopping”? Even though you might consider yourself a beginner, add some felt and googly eyes and you have yourself a cut alien creature.
Thank you for your reply! Believe it or not, no, it actually rolls instead of hopping! I assume it’s because of differing building materials (and a different size for the whegs).
And yes, I also think it could make for a very cute alien creature! Maybe I could also “beef it up” with a Micropython controller for a “brain”- and a few very lightweight sensors.
I think I found your video on YouTube. Very cool organic motion with this robot. It reminds me of a BEAM robotics design (look it up if you don’t know the term).
What will do you do for your next challenge? Can you take what you learned and go further?
