I Taught My Hexapod a Slam Attack
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- Опубліковано 2 чер 2024
- I'm building an Arduino powered hexapod from scratch, and in this video I program a slashing slam attack and redesign the tibia with parts 3d printed by PCBWay.
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I start with making it so gaits can be changed mid walk cycle. Next I program a slashing body slam like attack. The attack is perfect for fighting off small electric rodents. Finally I go over the tibia redesign and replace the existing legs with parts 3d printed by PCBWay!
Next video will be on a brand new foot design! I created a fully 3d printed compliant spring mechanism that not only presses in a switch when the leg is on the ground, but also adds shock absorption.
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0:00 - Intro
0:15 - Dynamic Gait Switching
0:55 - Attack Balancing
1:55 - Attack Slash
2:58 - Attack Leap
4:14 - Attack Body Slam
5:15 - New Tibia
7:40 - Outro
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Your cat seems super chill around the robot, I think mine would be freaking out :D
yeahhh, they did freak out at first 😂 they got used to it pretty quickly though
Okay now I want to see the progression of acquaintance... oh well
Cats rely on their smell a ton, that's why they don´t recognize themselves in the mirror and that may contribute to this calmness as well. It doesn´t smell like weird, scary alien hexapod so it must not be.
This shows how much he tested it that the cat god used to it
My cat would be GONE. Like, out the door so fast she'd leave a vapor trail...
It actually looks similar to a tarantulas defensive strike. It looks great and runs good, too. exceptional job! Most people probably wouldn't be able to find and admit their coding errors, props to you on that!
Thank you so much!! Lol that sounds awesome, I wish I knew about that at the time it would've been a great reference.
Exactly what I was thinking, I thought that was what it was trying to imitate haha.
if it had 8 legs and maybe a counterweight abdomen it could probably grab that Pikachu with it's front legs and run around with it after a well calculated attack. lovely project.
Omg it could 😂 that would be hilarious
@@AecertRobotics then you could call it a octopod
I can't get over how chilled your cat is around that thing lol
They know it isn't living so they ignore it, still though it's super weird 😄
@@AecertRobotics I guess it has to do with the smell? Living things definitely have a different, distinct odor to them, and a partially nocturnal mammalian predator like a house cat would depend on smell as much as sight. So a robot that smells like plastic, oil and rubber probably isn't that interesting.
Bet if you put some catnip in that thing, you'd have... a very expensive mess on your hands, so probably don't do that :p
“Ah, papa is just up to his mad scientist shenanigans again, nbd”
Woah! It really feels like a creature during that attack animation, not just an artificial thing!
Easily the best hexapod I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of legged robots.
I'm actually working on something similar for my end of year project at school. If you wouldn't mind, I'd love to discuss some stuff with you about my design, code etc (not immediately since the project's due next year).
Wishing you all the best with this project cos I think it's really awesome :)
Thank you so much. I really appreciate that 🙂
Sure dude, add me on discord Aecert#6596
agreed
You are doing a great job of showcasing why this is hard. Just one extra animation is no simple feat.
That excited hop at 7:49 is so cute!
I love how your cat just lies there and watches😂
ikr 🤣
Thanks for developing attacking spider robots. As long as it makes you happy seeing it go for the kill.
our cat is so chill with the alien robot insect boinging around.
I love this hexapod and im still waiting for the little LED eyes xd
Hahaha we will see 😉
If I see that crawling around my room at 2:99 AM I'd be both terrified and amazed.
You've successfully triggered my arachnaphobia with the slam attack. Well done
I love this project, hope there's going to be like a tutorial, course or something like that with more details and solved problems. Great job!
That's the plan!
Super excited for the tutorial 😁
This is insanely cool! I look forward to following the development of this hexapod!
He’s teaching it how to hunt for its prey. Soon none of us will be safe.
Jokes aside, I love the way you programmed those movements! Very life-like.
😂
Ty so much!
Man I cannot wait for the project files on this. I've wanted to built one for so long and now that I have a. Ender I'd love to do it more.
Nice job! It is nice to see not only end result, but also mistakes that was make during process. Honestly I think looking at problems is more valuable that looking at final product.
Thanks!!
Yuppp, the journey is important too 🙂
The cat watching it like "Soon you will be worthy... Our battle will be legendary!"
🤣 they know it's not living and they basically just ignore it or use it to pet themselves with lmao
A well deserved subscription friend. Can't wait to see more of your work!
It looks sick man, really looking forward to see more of this project and the course. Love that your cat is totally fine with all the robot shenanigans.
Thank you so much! Lmaooo ikr 😂
Holy fric man the movements from that thing are super fluid. Very impressed
I want the Hexapod to be given an A.I. I want the days where we can have cute Lil robot pets that are genuinely adorable
That is a really cool path i could definitely go down. My brother had a pet robot dog thing and I could make the hexapod into something similar (give it vision, a voice, eyes, different abilities, etc. Basically give it its own pet AI)
Great stuff! Waiting for the full tutorial!
This looks so cool! I can’t wait for more videos!!
This is very well done, loved all the other vids, keep up the good work!
I would love to learned to do somethings like this :D
That cat is chill as hell.
Good job! I've had a hexapod project for years that never got off the ground. You inspire me!
I'm so glad to hear that! You should join the discord!
These videos are incredibly cool! Love the funny little robot man, makes me wish I could make one myself but I lack the tools, parts, and funding. Either way, excited for the next update!
this is the coolest thing ive seen in a while. seriously you are amazing!
Loved your work and the videos. Hope to see more and want to learn more from your videos
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bro this thing is cool as hell, your skills are under rated fr
i love that the cat is so chill watching it lol
The hexapod is like the same size as them and they dont even blink 🤣
your progress here is inspiring :) so very freaking cool
Love this series. Can't wait for the next
I would buy this. Great work.
I spent the video thinking about servos, it all looked weak, slow, and not smooth... Well the end sequence sure proved me wrong lol :D Great job
I’m so excited to get started on mine as soon as I possibly can🎉🎉🎉🎉
This is the most underrated channel I have ever seen, amazing stuff!
Super cool project! You've got yourself a new subscriber
Awesome build
Awesome vid man
The movement did end up looking very good.
I LOVED YOUR VIDEOS. you dont know how inspired i am right now! pleaseeeeeeeee make the course you mentioned on the first video about the hexapod, Im studying electronics and electrical engineering but robotics is all i think about. wish you all the best dude please keep up the good work!
😄 thank you so much 🙂
I can't wait to launch it! And comments like yours motivate me a ton so ty 🙂
I would love to see a battlebot like this one day. Amazing!
Congratulations. You have invented: Spider 2.
This thing is so dang cool! It looks so alive
I like how the cat has zero fucks to give about the murderbot in the making...
Ikr 🤣
I really like this videos, you are a genius mate
Wish I hadn't sold my Bioloid Dynamixel kit back in 2010. Because now I have a 3D printer and that kit would really come in handy.
Great stuff keep it up!
this is a very good video and a very good channel! i subbed!!
Amazing work!!!👏
Damn, bro, nice work
Holy pods! That looks sooo nice :o
Amazing project, I really enjoy watching your videos. It reminds me of the Hexapod, (less sophisticated than yours) that I built 2 years ago, I also used an arduino mega, with the same arduino mega shield made by How To Mechatronics. I love everything about your Hexapod and would be happy to discuss with you about how you solved some issues in the build process.
Yooo that's awesome that you actually built it!! That shield was so helpful in getting me started with pcb design. Sure man add me on discord if you want Aecert#6596
I actually cannot wait to get my hands on the build guide. I teach robotics at secondary school and the kids make a basic but very capable quadraped. I would love to show them something more complex
Can you share any information on what they build? It would be interesting to see what they teach in schools now. When I was in secondary I was one of not many people in the country who took the advanced higher engineering science course.
I'm super happy to hear that as a teacher you are interested in this!
Really the learn how to program and build using arduino. Ranging for various circuit types and mini sensor projects to robotic arms and the quadraped. We also do a robot wars event where the kids have to build and program their own robot. I'm trying to get that event to be active in multiple schools.
I don’t know why YT recommended this video for me, I have not looked for anything like this before, but I am glad it did. This was just enjoyable to watch :D
Makes me really happy to hear this 😊
this robot is so cool :D. i hope to one day be able to make things like that
The fact that your cat is unbothered by the robot spider suggests it’s seen crazier things😂
🤣🤣🤣 My going theory is that it doesn't have a smell, but I like this one more 😂
This is Awesome !!! I wish they sold this like an RC Hexapod RTR !!!!!!
Well done puny human. Your work has been assimilated into the combat matrix of the growing Skynet interweb.
You will by rewarded with a speedy demise by simultaneous penetration from eye sockets to buttock by a machine learning improved model of this viable termination bot concept.
🤣😬🤖
Great progress, it’s getting really impressive now.
Good to see you are adding the feet switches next, that will allow you to program it to work on any terrain, even very uneven terrain. On mine I am going to use a form of force sensing on the feet instead, so it will be possible to tell exactly how much weight is on each foot, may be unnecessary but it isn’t that complicated and is surprisingly very cheap, just involves some magnets, springs and Hall effect sensors plus a 3D printed housing. I already have a prototype of the sensor but the final version will be better and built into the leg.
I think you could improve its ability to do complex movements if you add an IMU, you can then give it a sense of balance, maybe allowing it to lift the front legs up and not fall over, maybe even allowing it to carry something between its front legs and walk with the remaining 4.
As always great work, this is quickly becoming one of the best hexapods on UA-cam.
Thank you so much!
Yup! I actually already had them but I really didn't like the design. This new design is frankly really good. Uneven terrain walking should be fun to program.
Oooh force sensing, it feels a bit overkill but it will definitely allow for smoother steps. I need to look into hall effect sensors.
I plan on adding an imu with the next pcb redesign! Main thing for me is to keep it level when walking.
@@AecertRobotics yeah it may be overkill but my purpose for building it is mainly for learning and gaining experience so going a bit overkill is a good thing. I will have position feedback on the joints too and current sensing per leg, in total it means I need 30 adc channels so I will be using an FPGA for it as well as an ESP32.
Just found your channel. Amazing! Subbed 🧡
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1) In your first video you mentoned releasing the files of the project open source, are they public yet? I am a second semester student in Mechatronics and I would love to learn from your code.
2) Where did you learn how to develop software for a robot? If you do Web Development as a job, I assume robotics were mostly self-taught, even with a programming background that would make learning easier.
3) What are your future plans for the robot? What features are currently working on or planning to ad? Is there a "Endgoal" for the robot you are working towards?
4) Is your cat not scarred robot?
Email me and I'll send you the files! Be warned though the code is hard to follow atm.
I have a cs degree and a lot of game dev experience, which helped a surprising amount with coding the hexapod. So yeah self taught 😄. Only robotics experience prior was Lego nxt as a kid, and an engineering / Arduino class in highschool.
Future plans are to finish it by adding foot switches, a controller redesign, a full cad redesign, and armor attachments. Then I'll be creating a kit for others to build it as well. And some time in the future a course teaching the skills needed to do what I did.
The cats are completely used to it. I think they ignore it because it doesn't have a smell 😄
Awesome project! Perhaps you could also have the side legs pointing forward to support the body when the front legs strike.
thats the best spyder robot i have ever seen
The swarm got new updated!!!
This is the first episode of this series I’ve seen, and this is perhaps the fastest moving robot I’ve ever seen!
Make sure to watch the other ones!
It looks so terrifying, and I'm concerned about pikachu. I love it, I kinda wanna build it myself
This is what I imagine the large hexapod Hacksmith created, is there like some hope you can collaborate to continue that project, but anyway this is really cool! maybe you can use the two front foot to hold an item like a mantis!
Unfortunately this design doesnt scale well. Although using motors that are used in robot dogs could possibly work...
I was thinking about adding some sort of grippers to the front legs. But i think im going to just add an arm ontop. not sure tbh!
@@AecertRobotics oohh thats unfortunate, maybe extend the arms longer so it can like have a "teeth" below the belly and pick something up and transport them anyway cant wait for the next vid!
you made me say holy shit out loud, when i realised what you ment with the code of the gates... i love it, i wonder if you could make it do a threat posture like tarantula do
Hahahaha, I definitely could! What i really need to do is add body position control
This is awesome. Will you eventually connect it to something like a gpt model or personal variant so it could be something like a personal pet/assistant that helps in most things requested? Like you address it and ask it what something is or to connect to a computer kinda like a ghost in destiny. This is too cool.
For this project probably not... a bit beyond the scope of what im trying to do, but I love the idea!
Hexapod, cat (oh and Pikachu of course). So many cute things in the frame < 3
😊
(The cats name is pika which makes it even better!)
Ita like a really cute robot spider! I love it!!!
You are definitely in the minority 😄
@@AecertRobotics people need to love little silly robot spiders more. 😤
Hey man, just out of curiousity, do you have any previous background in robotics? I was really involved and into VEX robotics in high school and dabbled a bit into VEX-U in college. Excellent video and the way you're able to breakdown the engineering and design process into something thats both entertaining and easy to understand is amazing and impressive.
My background in robotics consists of building with lego mindstorms nxt as a kid, some basic arduino stuff in highschool (ofcourse they got vex the year after.....) and some robotics programming/electrical engineering (think line follower type stuff) in college. Honestly my game dev experience has helped me the most. Vex stuff looks so freaking cool.
That means a lot, I really appreciate it ❤️My experience creating tutorials is paying off 😄
WOW that is really great...
I see this turning into one of the coolest remote control toys ever.
the way that the slam looks it kinda reminds me of the skyrim dwemer spider worker attack. in fact the design of it reminds me alot of the dwemer spider worker.
And this channel just has 10k subscribers? With such qality and interesting content? Are you kidding me?
You're too kind 😊
Channel is only a couple months old, so frankly im very happy with the growth!
Now we need it bigger, gas powered, and equipped with flamethrowers
it would be cool to measure the increase and decrease in resistance of the servos to calculate impact, weight and inertia to make procedural animations for the robot. you could also do this with MEMS-based accelerometers but that adds weight and you wouldn't be able to tell how much something weighs.
The most im going to do in that area is use foot switches to know when the legs are on the ground, then have a gait that uses that info to walk over uneven terrain.
@@AecertRobotics i saw the stream where you designed something like that. that solution also works.
That's a chill cat
You should teach it to jump and hug things, I'm sure that would never evolve into nightmare fuel. lol.
On a serious note this is really cool. good work.
This absolutely amazing, why hasn't this blown up yet?
I'm pretty sure he knows how to avoid overloading the battery too much to avoid that
@@Espartanicathey meant the video going viral
@@exotrrc1636 I was making a joke
ngl, this video is kinda blowing up 😄
@@Espartanica Oh... I guess I'm stupid.
cool robot!
elephant's foot is something that PCBWay should have compensated for themselves. that's a dimensional accuracy issue on their end, and not your fault. seems indicative of a poorly tuned printer on their end..
Ty!
Yeah... This was the first time I've ever ordered 3d printed parts online so Idk what the norm is. I ordered more for next video and I manually added a bevel to the bottom of the parts, so well see how that turns out.
A good improvement idea could be putting rubber on the tips on the tips of the legs to make it not slide as much
I already do! But they could be way better... I wonder if 3d printing them from a gripping material is the solution?
You're a genius man, I am out here watching in awe
I think of you did something like a karate punch, you could probably get the walking stab animation working. It would look like this:
Jab Left:
Left Front Jab
Left Middle Swing Forward
Left Back Push Backward
Right Front Retract
Right Middle Push Backward
Right Back Swing Forward
Now you can let it go to the rave concert
Bruh this new Battlebot looks dope
Honestly, this thing is looking like you're making a remote-controlled version of one of Monster Hunter's crab monsters.
or, it just looks like it could have a shell and then be a cool RC robot.
This is cool & reminds me of a mimic (or a typhon) from prey 2017 (it's also because I'm playing it again as of recently so yeah) that being said if it was black or something then yeah it would be for sure a mimic & I'd have to whack it with my wrench
Your project is truly impressive.
While it may appear as just a mere toy to most people, but I see its potential for educational purposes. The process of building this robot can be broken down into various stages that involve different levels of difficulty and practical skills such as modeling, 3D printing, coding, and wiring. There is also great potential to include additional features such as a head-tracking camera or a machine learning algorithm.
I am so curious to see how far this project will go.
I really appreciate that, ty! 🙂
I could not agree more!! This is exactly how I feel about it.
you should put spring for extra power on those attack
Not sure if you are aware of Unity3Ds ML Agents; having a neural net train on walking obstacle recovery gating would be interesting. Since you already wrote the gating, it could „just“ tune higher order variables like timing, speed, curve coefficients to achieve goals like smooth walking, speed, battery consumption etc. Like the Project. Love the Cat 😻
I probably could... This project though I don't think I'll do anything like that. I do however want to make a different hexapod where it's movement is completely done by machine learning. Itll have 4 legs, 2 servos per leg, and I think it'll be really interesting to see what happens.
impressive
Awesome.
I have bought white PLA and just waiting for the files to release. This would be an awesome build.
It *will* be an awesome build 😉
Also I recommend petg!! It's better for mechanical parts that will be under stress.