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Hexapod Project2012

About time i started walking again...
im currently working on the TA Tibia for the hexapod so its not finished yet.

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Jonny Poole,
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Awesome (as always)! It looks like a robotic Spider/Crab - is it going to have fangs so it can eat other robots?

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Hi Jonny,

Looking great! I've seen that little body on a post from you before, somewhere..

Very interesting coxa design. It kinda look like 4 DOF with the femur servo pointing up/out.
Where are you planning to place the BB2?

Looking forward to your next post! (as I always do )

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[b]Kåre Halvorsen, Zenta[/b]
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Thanks guys, Well as you noticed its packed with an SSC32 but i will hopefully be replacing this with an ... ARC32!

In till i can afford to buy one ill be using a ABB for testing. This can "for now" be placed on the top or bottom. there would be enough board space inside except the Serial port sticking out from the Side hits the standoffs.

Looking this year to get a DIY too.
The main reason for building this Hexapod is to develop it for terrain adaption. i just needed a hexapod to work from so i built this from what i had.

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Jonny Poole,
Freelance Concept Art & Animatronics, 3D Art and 3D Modelling, as well as Physical Modelling, Mechanical design, and illustration.
http://www.innerbreed.co.uk/
Create, Innovate, Inspire.

Received my micro contact switchs this morning.
Just need to figure the optimum way to attach them.
Been looking at the hybrid tibia.

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Jonny Poole,
Freelance Concept Art & Animatronics, 3D Art and 3D Modelling, as well as Physical Modelling, Mechanical design, and illustration.
http://www.innerbreed.co.uk/
Create, Innovate, Inspire.

this is the tactile tibia iv designed. From left to right...
1:Center spring plate, 2:assembled parts + main plates x2, 3:tactile tarsus.

Only posted this to see if i can add attachments from my phone... Yay it works.

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Jonny Poole,
Freelance Concept Art & Animatronics, 3D Art and 3D Modelling, as well as Physical Modelling, Mechanical design, and illustration.
http://www.innerbreed.co.uk/
Create, Innovate, Inspire.

its cool...
cant wait for video demo @@

Thanks.
Well i should hopefully be making the tactile tibias by Wednesday next week when material arrives. And shortly after that ill start programming it.
Then the headache begins. Lol

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Jonny Poole,
Freelance Concept Art & Animatronics, 3D Art and 3D Modelling, as well as Physical Modelling, Mechanical design, and illustration.
http://www.innerbreed.co.uk/
Create, Innovate, Inspire.

Prototype Tactile Tibia...
Cut by hand using a Stanley Blade and shaped with a Dremel tool
Material: PVC Foam Board 5mm




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Jonny Poole,
Freelance Concept Art & Animatronics, 3D Art and 3D Modelling, as well as Physical Modelling, Mechanical design, and illustration.
http://www.innerbreed.co.uk/
Create, Innovate, Inspire.

Wow, and a day early.

Nice work.

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I've always tried to do my best...

Looking good Jonny.

Hmm, where did I see this design before..





What I like with this design is that the spring allow some "play" in the vertical direction.

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[b]Kåre Halvorsen, Zenta[/b]
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Zenta's blog
http://zentasrobots.com/
Zenta's YouTube channel
http://www.youtube.com/ZentaOlbaid
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Yes very much inspired by Matt's design.

Cheers. although im not looking forward to cutting another 5.! lol

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Jonny Poole,
Freelance Concept Art & Animatronics, 3D Art and 3D Modelling, as well as Physical Modelling, Mechanical design, and illustration.
http://www.innerbreed.co.uk/
Create, Innovate, Inspire.

micro switches.
Servo horn for size ref:

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Jonny Poole,
Freelance Concept Art & Animatronics, 3D Art and 3D Modelling, as well as Physical Modelling, Mechanical design, and illustration.
http://www.innerbreed.co.uk/
Create, Innovate, Inspire.

Wow, that's some really micro micro-switches!

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[b]Kåre Halvorsen, Zenta[/b]
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Zenta's blog
http://zentasrobots.com/
Zenta's YouTube channel
http://www.youtube.com/ZentaOlbaid
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Are you using some sort of ferule (?) on the spring holes?
I'm looking for a thin brass tube with a thin flange to serve as bearing on some of the joints of my jaws.

Alan KM6VV

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