Vey nice! I like the well
Vey nice! I like the well constructed body. metal ftw!
Code
Hi Oddbot - I can’t take credit for the software used in Stomper for this video! I played around a bit the code after I originally constructed Stomper, but then he sat for awhile in my robot “junkbox” for a couple years before I re-built him. The pic had been re-used for something else. So for the video, I gave Stomper a new pic and reloaded it with some code right out of the Insectronics book.
Lucky for you(!) the code file I used for the video is available from the book authors site - http://www.thinkbotics.com/mini-map.bas No doubt you will find some other interesting source files in the website as well! The algorithm itself is actually pretty simple! Stomper stops occassionally after travelling forward a bit and then turns around taking 11 distance measurements while putting the distance and heading values into a couple variables. The variable pairs with shorter distances are discarded. Stomper then turns to the heading with the highest range value and takes off stomping again. What’s nice about this algorithm is it is very simple and can be adapted to almost any kind of robot. You can also stuff the values into arrays and can do things like choose some intermediate distances you want him to go to.
Mr. M - Yep, metal! He is constructed from ordinary hardware store aluminum stock (hobby metal). Nothing special! Just cut to length, drilled, and bolted together. I used pop-rivets on the frame pieces, but for the legs I used bolts and super-glue as there is some tendency for the leg parts to loosen from the stress of movement. I guess I should take/post another photo from above to better show off the construction! 
Stomper lives on! I had forgotten how much fun he is to have around and to demonstrate with…
Nice job on Stomper!
Very nice :)In the code you
Very nice
In the code you are uing, there are breaks, pauses to wait for the servo to get to it’s position before moving on.
I think these could be shorter, your servos are fast.
awesome
the name is very accurate
Nice moves.
I like the way it walks. He really marches!
Well done!
niceeeeeeeeeeeeeee
hey iam harish from India. can u give me the ful matter about ur stomper
As he says he copied it from
As he says he copied it from "Karl Williams "Insectronics" book" I would look there for plans and details on how to build and code.
very professional looking!
very professional looking! congrats!!
I like the way he moves
i love this machanical
i love this machanical concept, very simple and efficent
i will build one of those exapod
a question: is not the sonar ranger too near to the floor? do it gave to you any false reading due to floor proximity?
Cool robot!
I like this one! Like a kind of robotic spider!
Very cool. I love how you
Very cool. I love how you found a way to use 3 servos to build a hexapod. Very inspiring.
The world’s best motto: When all else fails, use a bigger hammer.
sonar ranger too near to the floor?
When I saw this design, I wondered about it too. The centerline for the ranger is about 5.5cm from the floor. But the near proximity to the floor does not seem to be much of a problem in practice. Stomper reacts to objects within 1/2 meter. Much closer and he turns or backs away.
how the high speed
Hi droidbuilder
I’m impressed, it looks great
maybe you can help with something
i have build a similar hexapod but it’s not as nearly moving so fast
have you any explanation for it
i took out all pauses in teh program up to teh point that the servo’s were working anymore as the were moving in one direction while the program already told them differently
is it a matter of faster servos’?
ron
excuse me sircan you tell me
excuse me sir
can you tell me spcification of those servos? speed and torque
i am planning tho build one half in size
can it work?
i have got 3 of those mini-servos
http://www.robot-italy.com/product_info.php?cPath=85_28&products_id=461
exuse me mr. droidbuildercan
exuse me mr. droidbuilder
can you help me on my blog on exapod?
have you mechanical schematica , i am talking about mesures …
have any advice about dimensions? like lenght/width ratio , space between legs, height… and how it behaves according on diferent size ratios?
many thanks
Wow!That was nice. I would
Wow!
That was nice.
I would like to build that robot. 
sir can you send me the
sir can you send me the components list and schematics of your project? heres my email [email protected]
Very Nice
I have reciently learned of Karl Williams after buying a hexipod vintage 2003 from ebuy. His body constructions are very tough. Not sure what processor to use yet but needs some work. Never saw a 3 motor setup like that. Good job.