A-Pod: Ant Inspired Hexapod Bobot

This is just begging for a nice commercial jingle.

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.

Here is a link that documents the build

The Union

When are people going to get it? I’ve stayed away from posting anything like this because it has become cliche. But at this point I think it’s time to keep punching idiots in the face with facts until they swallow the medicine and become at least a little bit informed and maybe slightly more intelligent. Stop the lying, stop the disinformation, educate yourself.