Tag Archives: HEXAPOD

Pegleg the six-legged (hexapod) robot – part 4 programming and servo control

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Jeremy S Cook

We’ve gone over how to build a hexapod and how to analyze it’s motion; in this section we review how to actually program this robot.  Although there are probably better options out there (Arduino seems to be a good value … Continue reading →

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Pegleg the six-legged (hexapod) robot part 3 – Kinematics or “how it walks”

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Jeremy S Cook

The first question someone would ask when they see a hexapod – especially a 3-servo one – is “how does it walk?”  Today with Youtube, the answer may be a little simpler as you can actually see how they move, … Continue reading →

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Pegleg the six-legged (hexapod) robot – part 2 construction

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Jeremy S Cook

As promised in the introduction, I’m going to provide drawings that should let you build your own version of Pegleg or possibly be inspired to build something different.  The first version was built with only a Dremel tool and drill, … Continue reading →

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Pegleg the six-legged (hexapod) robot – part 1, introduction

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Jeremy S Cook

Late in the year 2000 after watching Battlebots, I decided that I needed my own robot.  While the price of a Battlebot proved too high, both in terms of materials, access to machine tools, and radio remote control knowledge, I … Continue reading →

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