Hexapod Botolomaeus

Description

Project in collaboration of five students to successfully design and develop a six-legged robot (Hexapod), controllable through an Android device.

Video

Version

v1.0.0 All basic functions are implemented. Robot can be controlled by an android device. It can move in X, Y direction and rotate around the Z axis.

Hardware Specification

Hardware that is being used:

-Dynamixel AX-18A (http://emanual.robotis.com/docs/en/dxl/ax/ax-18a/)
-Arduino 2560

Additional Software Requirements

Additionally Files

Servo_EEPROM_INIT/Servo_EEPROM_INIT.ino -->File is used for the very first initialization of the servos e.g. setting ID's.

Libraries needed

https://github.com/ThingType/AX-12A-servo-library

Architecture

Rough class structure from 16.06.2018

Team References

Team member:
Hardware design and manufacturing:
Jan Homann, Joel Seelinger, Sameer Al-Qadasi
Software design and implementation:
Tomislav Romic, Philine Stark, Henri Hildebrand