A-Pod is an ant inspired hexapod robot with a 2 DOF abdomen (tail), a 3 DOF head with large mandibles. 6 legs with 3 DOF each. Total 25 servos. This video demonstrates body movement and mandible co...
A-Pod is an ant inspired hexapod robot with a 2 DOF abdomen (tail), a 3 DOF head with large mandibles. 6 legs with 3 DOF each. Total 25 servos. This video demonstrates body movement and mandible control. I still have to do some mechanical improvements to the legs (therefore little walking). The robot are remotely controlled with a custom 2,4 GHz RC transmitter. The Basic Atom Pro 28 are used as the main microcontroller. Visit www.basicmicro.com for more info about the BAP28.
Sound track: Artist: Trifonic with Lies (Instrumental).
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I could definitely see this as being able to carry heavy loads for military/construction, while it looks badass, it definitely comes with practicality.
I can see A-Pod as having many useful applications. If the body was scaled up you would be able to support a powerful hydraulic cutter for cutting up metal.
Another interesting aspect of the A-Pod is its ability to continually balance itself while it is perform a task using it's abdomen as a counter-weight, much like a real ant would while tearing at something.
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Another interesting aspect of the A-Pod is its ability to continually balance itself while it is perform a task using it's abdomen as a counter-weight, much like a real ant would while tearing at something.