I don't think the code change would be that difficult to expand to 8 legs. But I don't have plans to make a real spider (8 legs) yet. Having 6 legs has a ton of advantage over for example 4 legs, because of the statically stable bi-ped like walking gait (3 legs at a time while statically stable). But 8 legs doesn't add much, other than for looks or imitating a real spider.
@@MakeYourPet Yes your reasoning ist 100% correct, but I do need it for looks only, lets call it for a show. Here is why I ask. I want to build my ovn spider-bot but in a bit bigger size. For this plan I wanted to buy robugtix T8X and gut it for its electronic. So my budget was 1K USD to obtain a board with software. Then I saw your project and started to playing with the possibility if I can hire you ( pay you ) for software modification to 8 legs. The software should be free to download as is the 6 leged one. I don´t know if 1K would be too much or not enough, but just throwing it up here. Maybe some people give it a like and we see if others are interested.
wow you are the most generous youtuber. I'm really afraid to build one but with your videos and guidance,I think I can build a hexapod. I have no background in electronics and coding, do you think I can do this?
i have been having this idea to use a steam deck as a controller for the hexapod, it has touch and extra buttons . but i have no clue where to start. planning on building a chipo though so ill do that first
I am a SWE and I love the algorithm part, but I have a feeling that a video on inverse kinematics may get too complicated and boring for a RU-vid video for an average viewer? I may be wrong though.
@@MakeYourPet I subscribed, your work is amazing. Robots are a niche topic but I guess many of your viewers (myself included) who are interested in building them would also be interested in the technical details. Personally, I would love to try and take your robot and integrate it with an AI/Computer Vision project but for that I would need access to the movement code so I could make the robot respond to my actions. Don't worry, I know you put an awful lot of work into this and it would be rude to ask you for the source code, I'm just grateful for what you've put out so far. It's amazing and I totally agree with the leg aesthetics, it's really pretty and what drew me to this particular hexapod! Anyways, a video which explains the motion of Chica and how one would go about replicating what you have done, even if it's just the direction to go in/ where to look for more info would be amazing. Keep up the great work. PS: If you're looking to make some money, you'll find growing your patreon following can help in the early days and also be sure to say the cringe words of like and subscribe/ leave a comment. It might sound annoying, but I often forget to like videos but nearly always do so when asked.
Without the touch sensors, I would need to assume a perfectly flat surface, which is not the case most of the time. So the touch sensors give an easy way to handle slightly uneven surfaces very easily.
Top de mais poderia fazer uma versão dele mais básica com servos menores para facilitar o aprendizado da galera ... Mas obrigado de verdade por compartilhar sua experiência...
Thank! I tried to use a cheaper servo here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cWNikw-Jsr4.html but didn't work. Maybe I will try another servo in the future.
@@MakeYourPet obrigado amigo ... aqui no Brasil este produto e bem caro ... em media 2500 reais ou 490 dólares para montar um projeto como o seu "so os servos", este com certeza é o melhor projeto que ja encontrei na internet vou comprar aos poucos ate conseguir montar
The current measurement is just for all the servos as a whole isn’t it? I’m looking for a servo driver board that can measure the current for each servo. I will probably need to make my own. Unfortunately 18 shunt resistors and force feedback on each leg and enough analogue multiplexers will be a pain to design, but it will probably be worth it.
yeah it is the total current, which is still way better than no feedback at all, and helps by cutting the power if any of the legs gets stuck. Yeah 18 separate inputs makes it difficult. I remember you from Reddit! you should totally join my Discord and we can dig into those ideas.
It is not supported in this version, but I used ssc32 in a previous hexapod and I was planning to port the Chica codebase to that one too, and will release that in the near future.
Hi Omid, the thing is, a PS controller doesn't have enough buttons/flexibility for all the controls that are needed. There's so much visual feedback on the app that would be impossible to do on a game controller.
Hi, I was wondering if its possible to control the hexapod with an arduino or a raspberry pi? The phone's idea is pretty nice.. but a microcontroller seems more doable for me Great video nonetheless
Hi, it is not open source, but a raspberry pi port is coming in the future. If you have software background I can give you some pointers tho. Join my Discord discord.gg/vb8YWMfBuk
@@MakeYourPet I'll join but I probably won't use closed software as I was burned too many times buy discontinued projects that made it impossible to adapt or modify later (e.g. snips)
I understand and that's totally fine. I am mainly targeting enthusiasts who may not have a strong technical background and this kind of software works best for them. Most techie ppl write their own code anyway. I can give you many examples of freeware (non-open) that are popular and successful, so I think it depends.
@@MakeYourPet I'm not questioning wether it can be successful or not. It probably will. But a requirement for stuff i use is that i can maintain it myself if the original author chooses to abandon it. I have been building my entire smart home stuff on a framework called snips that was partly open source but relied on their cloud system for training in 2016. When they got bought off by Sonos they closed it down and i could not extend it anymore with new stuff. Since then I'm not relying anything on projects that are partly closed source and cannot be replaced easily anymore. I'm happily watching your channel and how you extend it though as it's fun to watch.
Yes I know the pain. That sounds like a very cool project tho. Still feel free to reach out if you ever decide to write your own hexapod code and have any questions. Cheers!
