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.
A hexapod robot that can transform into a sphere shape and back. Still under construction... Featuring 25 servos. 12x 5990, 13x 5645 Hitec servos, Basicmicro ARC-32 board, XBee, 2S 5000mAh LiPo, Turnigy 8amp regulator.
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!! who left me a personal vote at the Boca Bearings 2012 Innovation Competition! MorpHex became the April's winner and the grand winner!
First video of MorpHex Mark II. I've done a lot of upgrades. Completely new leg design, new 2 DOF upper sphere sections. 24x HSR-5990TG, 6x HSR-5980TG and 1x 5645MG servos. I'm still working on the code.
Outdoor video footage of MorpHex MKII. A hexapod robot that can walk on six legs and transform into a ball shape. It can also roll in all directions. Check out my blog, zentasrobots.com for more information about my MorpHex project.
MorpHex MKIII demo of two new major updates. 24 x Serial controlled Starlite RGB LED's and 9DOF Razor IMU. Highly improved control while rolling. Additional LED effects.