A simple 3 servo Hexapod Spider, controlled by the maestro micro 6-servo controller. 2 Distance
Sensores making the Spider autonomous. The idea is from the pololu maestro hexapod.
The head with 2 LED-Eyes is build of wood
Batterie box(4AAA Akkus [4,8V]) + Head and distance Sensores
Body + 2micro and 1 bigger servo + maestro microcontroller
Back of the spider
Front Body+ Legs of wire
thanks for watching
best regards from germany ;)
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/spider-3-servo-hexapod
birdmun
September 11, 2012, 12:42pm
3
Nice hex
I like the jitter routine. Are you just bouncing the center legs to do that?
PS-The horror. No LMR logo in your video. You shall be banished from the land for that one.
nilsb
September 11, 2012, 1:22pm
4
Scary Spider
Guess I don’t want to meet this guy in my basement in the night. Scary. And even more scary with the soundtrack in the video. Well done.
You could expose some more details about the leg mechanics. Would be interesting to read.
Nice build.
That’s a neat hexapod. I did something similar a while back. It developed quite a lot from there but then I ‘borrowed’ the servos from it. I’ll have to pick it up again someday.
On mine, I found the best configuration was for the centre feet to grip and the front and back feet to slide. Give the centre feet a bit more grip and you’ll find it moves a lot more quickly.
lumi
September 11, 2012, 9:34pm
6
Cool little spider. I like
Cool little spider. I like that cable tie art. It’s not just looking clean but also gives the spider a kind of texture.
Oh yeah, no LMR logo in the video…you may pray that the counsil will not banish you as birdmun mentioned
yes i think so too, so it
yes i think so too, so it doesn´t look like standard cable. I´ve put some filament into it to form the structure of the cable.
thanks i´ve allready put
thanks i´ve allready put some gum on the feets now it moves more quickly. yes i saw your hexapod dancing on a billiard table on the pololu website, very good :)
thanks i will expose more
thanks i will expose more details about the leg mechanics in the next few days.
i think the jitter routine
i think the jitter routine is pretty funny^^ yes just the center legs bouncing with a duration of 100ms
and i also have changed the video now there is a LMR logo in the video ;)
isotope
September 12, 2012, 7:21am
13
Wow! Another cool 3servo
Wow! Another cool 3servo hexapod! The appearance is really nice!
love it!
Keeping it simple (mechanically) and classy (looks great)!
loved it!
Totally borrowing this design for a hexapod of mine!
dph
September 20, 2012, 9:31pm
16
Nice simple design, awesome
Nice simple design, awesome results! I need to build one of these!
Awesome bot! I may build one Awesome bot! I may build one soon.