Work continues on the Hexapod robot design.


Two legs are assembled and have the firmware to a stage where the legs move on command for a linear gait. I want to check the firmware with two legs first. The Hexatronic HX5010 servos seem to be up to the job, the inner (Coxa) servos hunted a little, but this was solved by incorporating a friction joint which I can adjust using a nyloc nut from below the robot. The Dagu robot controller is working really well and is easily programmed using arduino compatable firmware. All parts printed on a Prusa.

I am going for a modular design, so I can build a hexapod, quadrapod or an octapod should I wish and also switch in and out leg designs.

Its a bit bigger than I thought, about 500mm wide! so should scare the neighbours.

I would like to do some bowden cable legs with the servos in the middle. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.

The robot is now complete. It took its first brief walk this weekend. Video to be uploaded this week.

I have just uploaded a video of the robot in action. Models, firmware etc. will be uploaded shortly.

Helium Frog HF08 Hexapod Video

models / firmware uploaded. see link below

HF08 robot

I think Hexapod Robot is a robot which can do 6 things at one time. But designing it is very difficult.

oh.i am so surprised.

ben11c Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> I think Hexapod Robot is a robot which can do 6
> things at one time. But designing it is very
> difficult.

Hexa is greek and stand for 6
Pod is also greek an means "Foot"
So callinga 6-legged robot hexapod is correct but..

the term hexapod is also often asociated with the stewart plattform. Steward Platform / Hexapod

---

Blogs:
Meine 3D Druck Abenteuer
[3dptb.blogspot.de]
FLSUN Delta Drucker für Deutschland
[flsun-deutschland.blogspot.com]
Books on 3D patents:
[goo.gl] (english)
[www.amazon.de] (deutsch)