MorpHex part 1

This is just a little teaser video of my latest project MorpHex, a sphere formed hexapod robot. the mcu is a ARC-32 from BasicMicro. Its going to consist of 25 servos.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Hexapod
• robot
• MorpHex
• Zenta
• morphing
• sphere

[7hubblez]

Hey! I am looking at making a hexapod but when I saw this it just blew my mind away! It is seems effortless! May I ask what microcontroller and driver boards you used are? I am hoping to get away with an arduino mega i just cant seem to find an appropriate board for the servos.

[ZentaOlbaid]

@7hubblez Hi, I'm using an ARC-32 board only. Its from Basic Micro.

[aggrav8d]

Hi! What do you use for rubber feet? Do you have plans for touch sensors? I would love to discuss this with you one day if you have time.

[ZentaOlbaid]

@aggrav8d I'm using the standard rubber end caps from Lynxmotion. I'm not planning to use toush sensors on this robot. But I've my original Phoenix hex with foot switches. You can find some pics of it at the Lynxmotion forum.

[luisbeck007]

- Hi, your robots are cool but the issue of the sphere is just a lost of time - What you need to concentrate now is on making small wheeled platforms to attach under your robots - This will allow them to run faster (Between other advantages) - If you do this I will tell you the next steps to lead the markets -

[ZentaOlbaid]

@luisbeck007 Thanks for your input, but I think I can make my own decisions in what I wan't to spend my time on or not. What issue of the sphere are you referring too?

[ZentaOlbaid]

@jawnlooi For making the hexapod work with a variable sized body there are some math to do, simple trig (law of cosine). The input value to the math algorithm is the angle of the inner body servo. Then you've to calc the new bodyradius and a new coxaoffset. When you have the body radius its pretty easy to find the new body dimensions (coordinates) for a circular body.

After that you need to adjust the positions of the feet corresponding to the new body radius.

[Tigratx]

Zenta, I bow to your amazing designs! Now if only you could make a flying hexa hexquad copter! I would worship the ground you walk on :) Love all your designs so far and can not wait to see more :P

[GlukAlex]

critter, like a living thing

[lemint606g]

かわいいw

[GoofierStorm]

Es hermoso. Es algo increible. Ojala que pronto todos podamos tener un robot en casa.

[mgua00]

I loooooove it! Look at the software part: How it carefully and artistically touches the ground, and how it rotates. Every position change is soo smooth!

Bravo Zenta!

[Chloefornication]

It's...beautiful.

[AmarOk1412]

It is just a nice work. I love your robots. I discovered your work with the project A-pod and i just say Woaw.

[pewpewpewify]

Awesome robot dude, do you think you'll be able to get the sphere to roll along the "equator" by kicking out the pair legs at the back?

[ahamedBacar]

Hey where do I can buy this hexapod ?

[constabEL1]

Thank you for a beautiful start to the weekend. I look forward to the possibility of an enlarged version coming to Burning Man one of these Augusts.