RSS Feeds
Robots
Lynxmotion R/C Spider Uses PS2 Controller
Posted by Mark Wilson at 1:46 AM on March 6, 2008
For those who love everything R/C, this Lynxmotion hexapod kit is pretty dorktastically awesome. While technically 2 legs short of spider status, this hexapod has excellent mobility, as 18 servos drive the legs (featuring 3 degrees of freedom) a foot per second and over obstacles up to 4" high. Oh, and it's preprogrammed to work with a 2.4Ghz wireless PlayStation 2 compatible controller.
The thing to remember here is that, as a kit, the US$750 Lynxmotion BH3-R doesn't have all the polish of a retail product, but it leaves the platform open to robot enthusiasts.
Windows software allows you to customise movement over its basic programming that only supports multi-directional, multi-speed movement and 360-degree spins. Maybe you'd like your robot to do the robot, accomplishing feats of engineering that even Bender cannot fathom.
And after that, you can train it to hexa-fist beer and really subvert mankind's progress. [product via botjunkie]
Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
There are currently no AU comments for this post.
Out2gtcha
Posted 4:15 AM 6/3/08
Coooooooooooooooooooooooool!
Out2gtcha
strider_mt2k
Posted 4:15 AM 6/3/08
@P3nnst8r: Have it roam the backyard sending me pics of my flowers and plants!
(Take care of the forest. -Silent Running)
strider_mt2k
P3nnst8r
Posted 4:15 AM 6/3/08
@strider_mt2k: You mean a camera for face recognition and latchage? That'd be sweet.
And i heard a lot of these things use very BASIC (pun intended) programming, but i just heard that through the friend grapevine, and might not apply to something this high class.
P3nnst8r
Akmed
Posted 4:15 AM 6/3/08
that would be VERY fun to play with though...
Akmed
strider_mt2k
Posted 4:15 AM 6/3/08
Oh man that's extremely cool.
The first thing I think of is sticking a camera on it and sending it outside.
I'm just not a programmer. THAT'S what kills it for me.
I can build and modify mobile platforms and hardware systems all day, but I've never been able to write code for these things.
strider_mt2k
IrisMR
Posted 4:15 AM 6/3/08
Totally loveable 6-legged spidey!
IrisMR
tamoko
Posted 4:15 AM 6/3/08
Awesome...must have it.
tamoko
Akmed
Posted 4:15 AM 6/3/08
that's a sixaxis >.>
Akmed
Nimlygos
Posted 5:32 AM 6/3/08
Dunno if you folks saw, but this robot was featured in the new pilot of Knight Rider
Nimlygos
an1m3fr33k
Posted 5:32 AM 6/3/08
i want that! how much is it? $700? oh, nvm....
an1m3fr33k
dantaylor08
Posted 6:45 AM 6/3/08
turn 2 of the legs upside down and use it as a walking drink carrier
dantaylor08
Geektique
Posted 11:03 PM 6/3/08
lynxmotion is my new favorite website. They have a 'Johnny 5' robot that I will have. My roommates cat thought it would have the last laugh.
Geektique
Chiper
Posted 10:22 AM 8/3/08
This brings us one step closer to Tachcomas
Chiper
crashmaxx
Posted 10:22 AM 8/3/08
This has been around for a long time now.
But I still REALLY want one.
crashmaxx