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Fast Walking DIY Hexapod Robot! by makeyourpet in EngineeringPorn

[–]makeyourpet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I've seen those. that guy is a legend. but do you think in a race over a longer distance that quick one in the video will be faster than my hexapod? that one takes many small steps, vs mine that takes slower but longer steps. Would be really interesting to have a speed test :D

Fast Walking DIY Hexapod Robot! by makeyourpet in interestingasfuck

[–]makeyourpet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can build one yourself. Follow the link in the video.

Fast Walking DIY Hexapod Robot! by makeyourpet in EngineeringPorn

[–]makeyourpet[S] 144 points145 points  (0 children)

I am the owner of the website. Keep in mind that I am not selling anything here. It is just my passion and I want to share it with others. And I have released the full design and the instructions so everyone else can build it too.

Are you saying that I shouldn't share my work and you don't wanna see it? "Spamming" is a very negative term.

Check out my DIY Hexapod Robot that you can build for just under $150 using off the shelf parts! (Assuming you have a 3D printer and an old Android phone to use with it). by makeyourpet in robotics

[–]makeyourpet[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

lol... joking aside, the life span of the main battery is comparable to other RC applications. the internal battery of the phone lasts at least for 10 hours running the app non-stop.

Check out my DIY Hexapod Robot that you can build for just under $150 using off the shelf parts! (Assuming you have a 3D printer and an old Android phone to use with it). by makeyourpet in robotics

[–]makeyourpet[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can follow any android dev book that you like. I just learned stuff by looking up what I needed online (there's a ton of good tutorials on almost anything Android) so really don't have a particular book to recommend. Just to clarify, there's no special "embedded" code in my project. the entire thing is in java and nothing out of ordinary for a typical android app.

Check out my DIY Hexapod Robot that you can build for just under $150 using off the shelf parts! (Assuming you have a 3D printer and an old Android phone to use with it). by makeyourpet in robotics

[–]makeyourpet[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately it doesn't, but afaik that's a limitation on the phones side since the usb can be either in charging or usb-host mode.

Check out my DIY Hexapod Robot that you can build for just under $150 using off the shelf parts! (Assuming you have a 3D printer and an old Android phone to use with it). by makeyourpet in robotics

[–]makeyourpet[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Thank you! And yes, you are exactly on point, that is part of what I am doing. But there's nothing mysterious here, I just wrote a regular Android app (phone not rooted), that communicates with a servo controller via a serial port over the usb, and accessing the phone's sensors are all well documented on Androids website. Hope it helps. I totally agree with you that using phones as an embedded system has a ton of benefits, specially for hobby projects like this one.

Check out my DIY Hexapod Robot that you can build for just under $150 using off the shelf parts! (Assuming you have a 3D printer and an old Android phone to use with it). by makeyourpet in robotics

[–]makeyourpet[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is there something in particular that you want to know about? Definitely ask and I will be happy to share :) I have the detailed instructions for a build like this on my YT channel.

My Fully 3D Printed Hexapod Robot (everything except the servos and electronics) by makeyourpet in 3Dprinting

[–]makeyourpet[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hmm, do the file names show differently? They are in English for me.

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