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Re: Build your own 3D printed Hexapod

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Post by rphln »

Building and (most importantly) programming one of those was a pipe dream back when I used to browse Let's Make Robots a bunch of years ago.

Sadly nowadays I just can't get into these projects that'd need me to spend money and would just sit on a drawer until the ends of the time after completed.

Re: Build your own 3D printed Hexapod

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Post by r2_pilot »

rphln wrote: post #2

Building and (most importantly) programming one of those was a pipe dream back when I used to browse Let's Make Robots a bunch of years ago. Sadly nowadays I just can't get into these projects that'd need me to spend money and would just sit on a drawer until the ends of the time after completed.

I have a hexapod design I was making with rds 3115 motors. I bought them before I did the rest of the math. For a while(since before 2020) they definitely sat underutilized. Since clawing back free time, I've repurposed them finally.

Re: Build your own 3D printed Hexapod

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Post by jonathankoren »

rphln wrote: post #2

Building and (most importantly) programming one of those was a pipe dream back when I used to browse Let's Make Robots a bunch of years ago. Sadly nowadays I just can't get into these projects that'd need me to spend money and would just sit on a drawer until the ends of the time after completed.

Ultimately they're toys. Personally, I find making the projects more interesting than actually having them. In fact, there's plenty of times I started to dread finishing the project, because then I'd have to figure out what to do with it when I was done.

Re: Build your own 3D printed Hexapod

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Post by r2_pilot »

jonathankoren wrote: post #4
rphln wrote: post #2

Building and (most importantly) programming one of those was a pipe dream back when I used to browse Let's Make Robots a bunch of years ago. Sadly nowadays I just can't get into these projects that'd need me to spend money and would just sit on a drawer until the ends of the time after completed.

Ultimately they're toys. Personally, I find making the projects more interesting than actually having them. In fact, there's plenty of times I started to dread finishing the project, because then I'd have to figure out what to do with it when I was done.

I have that exact problem right now. I've got a bespoke 16 pound robot chassis with Jetson Orin nano and a Teensy, and there's all kinds of sensors, and it's connected to the motor controller with wheels, a DepthAI camera that can identify individuals, and at the end of the day, it's just a bunch of loosely coupled components lol at least I'm almost done with the main integrations and can focus on the way the subcomponents interact.

Re: Build your own 3D printed Hexapod

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Post by taneq »

r2_pilot wrote: post #5
jonathankoren wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ultimately they're toys. Personally, I find making the projects more interesting than actually having them. In fact, there's plenty of times I started to dread finishing the project, because then I'd have to figure out what to do with it when I was done.

I have that exact problem right now. I've got a bespoke 16 pound robot chassis with Jetson Orin nano and a Teensy, and there's all kinds of sensors, and it's connected to the motor controller with wheels, a DepthAI camera that can identify individuals, and at the end of the day, it's just a bunch of loosely coupled components lol at least I'm almost done with the main integrations and can focus on the way the subcomp…

Oh no, soon you’ll have to actually make it so something fun or useful, which is a day job for a team of engineers and even then they usually make a hash of it.

I have a disassembled BigTrack, an esp23-cam board, and a bunch of motor controllers in a box. I’m planning to make it follow lines and do things when you show it QR flash cards. Same kinda thing but it takes up less room. :D

Re: Build your own 3D printed Hexapod

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Post by Arcanum-XIII »

rphln wrote: post #2

Building and (most importantly) programming one of those was a pipe dream back when I used to browse Let's Make Robots a bunch of years ago. Sadly nowadays I just can't get into these projects that'd need me to spend money and would just sit on a drawer until the ends of the time after completed.

I got rebuked about my hobby using this logic quite a lot. I learned a lot of skills though: drawing and sculpting, programming, playing music, some electronics, rc building, 3D printing, welding… nearly all of those are useful in my professional career: app dev, logo design, web site dev, project management, construction project (structural welding), currently building an automated vehicle for inspection on the side… And even some of my oddest hobbies lead me to works because I meet interesting people while practicing them.

And it was fun to develop those skill. I can even share the remains (like those big RC cars) with my children. So now… I do whatever is fun.

Even a big spider robot. It got me working on understanding trigonometry for now… and handling a lot of servo.

Re: Build your own 3D printed Hexapod

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Post by r2_pilot »

taneq wrote: post #6
r2_pilot wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have that exact problem right now. I've got a bespoke 16 pound robot chassis with Jetson Orin nano and a Teensy, and there's all kinds of sensors, and it's connected to the motor controller with wheels, a DepthAI camera that can identify individuals, and at the end of the day, it's just a bunch of loosely coupled components lol at least I'm almost done with the main integrations and can focus on the way the subcomp…

Oh no, soon you’ll have to actually make it so something fun or useful, which is a day job for a team of engineers and even then they usually make a hash of it. I have a disassembled BigTrack, an esp23-cam board, and a bunch of motor controllers in a box. I’m planning to make it follow lines and do things when you show it QR flash cards. Same kinda thing but it takes up less room. :D

I originally started this shortly after(before?) Google showed their multimodal Palm model or whatever; while I have some experience with ROS2 and will be doing most of the fun (it is for fun-- as it stands I've learned a lot about how to respect this level of equipment) I am planning to let AI test drive it at some point.
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