Hexapod Robots

   
Pictures and Descriptions

Built from scratch using plastic parts created with my desktop CNC machine. Uses a PIC16F877 microcontroller programmed in Assembly for gait control.  more info ...
   
Videos

Tripod Gait
mpeg: slow speed turn (921KB)
mpeg: fast gait (493KB)
mpeg: close-up (564KB)
mpeg: ramping speed (930KB)

Ripple Gait
mpeg: medium speed turn  (517KB)
mpeg: fast gait (364KB)
mpeg: ramping speed (851KB)

Wave Gait
mpeg: medium speed turn (447KB)
mpeg: fast gait (298KB)
mpeg: ramping speed (1,188KB)
   
 

Reference
"A Comparison of Three Insect-Inspired Locomotion Controllers" - by Cynthia Breazeal