We’ve been a bit quiet on the blog front as we are getting ready for Robogames 2009 in a little over a week and are furiously working away to finish up projects for demonstration. Our video production crew has been keeping busy also, and just finished up some new demonstration videos for the Phoenix Hexapod, showcasing its numerous features. This Hexapod continues to be one of our most popular sellers, definitely check it out!
Posts Tagged ‘Hexapod’
New Phoenix Demonstration Videos!
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009A-Pod will make your jaw drop
Sunday, April 5th, 2009We posted a few weeks ago about TRC member Zenta’s new creation, the A-Pod Hexapod. Zenta, who created the infamous Phoenix Hexapod, is seriously one of the most talented roboticists we have seen and we’re glad to call him a much valued member of our Community!
He has made some serious progress with his latest A-Pod, and rather than gab away at how awesome it is, check out the video and prepare to be amazed.
A-pod: A Robot Ant’s Tale
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009TRC Member Zenta has once again amazed us all with a new hexapod robot
Inspired by insects, this time Zenta decided to mix things up a bit. Dubbed A-pod, this hexapod is fully custom built much like the original Phoenix hexapod. Time and time again Zenta never fails to impress, we can’t wait for the videos of it creeping around in its own lifelike way!
To see the full writeup including more pictures and to watch the progression A-pod, check out Zenta’s thread in the TRC.
Introducing the Micromagic Systems Hexapod!
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008Trossen Robotics is proud to be the first in the United States to offer the new Micromagic Hexapod!
The MSR-H01 MicroMagic Systems Hexapod is a 3 DOF hexapod kit consisting of 26 precision laser cut 5053 aluminum body and leg components. Developed by special effects and animatronics guru Matt Denton of MicroMagic Systems, this hexapod’s fluid, natural movements are truly a sight to behold. Using a custom built HexEngine on board, all of the leg movements are coordinated and gaits are generated dynamically through an advanced Inverse Kinem hexatics engine.
While pictures are a testament to the slick aesthetic design of this hexapod, seeing it move is really what makes the ‘bot!
The Phoenix Hexapod Comprehensive Kit is here!
Thursday, November 20th, 2008We’ve learned something over the past year: Roboticists from Norway can make some really awesome hexapods. We first met Phoenix Hexapod creator Kåre Halvorsen (who goes by Zenta on our forums) when he entered his amazing creation in our Project Contest. Needless to say, he won by a landslide vote. He went on to work with Lynxmotion and Jeroen Janssen (who goes by Xan on our forums) to develop a kit based version of his Phoenix with complete wireless PS2 control!
We are now proud to carry the Phoenix Hexapod Comprehensive Kit! This kit contains everything you need to build your very own wireless controlled Phoenix Hexapod. It even comes pre-programmed with Xan’s Wireless PS2 controller program. Words can’t describe how amazing this robot is, you really have to see it in action so check out the video below!
Matt Denton unveils pictures of new MicroMagic Hexapod Kit
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008Matt Denton of MicroMagic Systems recently unveiled that he was producing a kit form of his infamous line of MicroMagic Hexapods.
We were pretty excited to hear this and he has just given us some very drool worthy pictures of the kit in assembled form. Pricing and release date are still TBD, but we’re looking into carrying the kit and would love to hear your opinion on it.
Here’s a sample of one of the variations being offered:
Check out Matt’s post for the collection of pictures posted.
