Hexapod fails

[@spiderrobotheavyduty5028]

very great job that you make it. thanks for sharing.

[@DiverShipwreck]

I added a block and tackle to the ceiling joists to help prevent future tip overs! This event also caused me to re-do some coding and add software checks for various conditions before the legs actually start moving. Plus, I’m doing a better job of testing movements on the test stand than I did before, I was too eager to see the robot moving on its own and removed the test stand too early. But out of all mistakes I learned a lot that will result in a better result later. Thanks to everyone for watching, hopefully there wont be any other ‘failure’ videos!

[@dalerogers1134]

Bob, Thank you for sharing your project. I have been watching you from the beginning. I became familiar with Parallax because I lived in Rocklin and was just a few miles away from them. My skills are at a very rookie level, although I have tackled building an omni-directional standing wheel chair, sporting Omni wheels. It is a long story, but at the moment I am nearly ready to get back to trying to get the chair to a point where I can attract some interest in it. It runs on PWM at the moment, and drives like it is drunk. The next step is to add encoders. Again, my programming skill is ... learning. Anyway, your project is inspiring and I'm glad you have stuck to it! Looking forward to the day when it walks up and down a shopping mall like it owns the place. Dale

[@gregsmith8617]

That would have been scary as hell for you mate! Projects of that complexity never work properly when you run that first test! At least you have it standing on it's own legs now, that is a big achievement in itself!

[@DiverShipwreck]

Normally I don’t show my mistakes but this was an interesting failure! Luckily there was minimal damage. One motor failed and the main battery disconnect melted!

[@marcosalmeida9465]

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