VHP-Alfa Hexapod

Parts List:

chassis:       Lazer cut aloy 

Servos:         MG995  x18

                    MG90S x2

Controller:     Arduino Mega 2560

  Mega Sensor Shield V2

Other Parts:     7.2V 2A Battery

                       IR Component Eye

                      Purchased a DAGU - Wild Thumper High Power Switch to try and connect a 7.2V 2A battery to the Shield.  Not sure this is the answer yet, Im open to ideas

Code: Arduino C (Working on it)

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This is my first Hexapod robot, I wanted to build one that used existing parts out there for 2 reasons. Firstly it saved a lot of research time trying to figure out how to make the chassis. and secondarily after a lot of "figure it all out yourself!" abuse from the arduino open source forum, I wanted to be able to make this something anyone could build. After looking around I found the Chopsticks robot the best concept to suet my requirements. so Im modling my robot programming on that. My hexapod obviously only has 6 legs so im just not going to attach the "back" (leg 7 and 8) onto my robot. the good thing is that if i decide to make a robot with 8 legs the code is already there.

Not sure how to inbed videos on here

this is the head working: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLxsZo9mwU0