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I am fairly new to robotics... I have a Boebot and have messed with that on an off for about a year.

I am thinking of building a 2DOF Hexapod using parts from the SES.

My question is can I purpose my Boebot board and processor for my new project?

Second is the there a better way to build a 2dof Hex or is the SES best?

-- Jeremy

What style of hexapod are you considering? You need 3DOF legs do the moves for a round style hexapod.


With a good servo controller, you should be able to use your current BOEbot board. However, all the code you will find here is for the Basic Atom or Atom PRO and SSC-32 servo controller. I don't know if PowerPod will generate BS2 code or not. You should not try to have your BS2 run 12 servos by itself - you need a good servo controller.


Other than going custom, I don't think there is a better way to build a hexapod than SES. The SES is expandable and you can always take an SES robot apart and use the parts to build another robot. You can always add 1DOF to a 2DOF hexapod later one, using the SES.

8-Dale

That should work fine. You'll want to get the SSC-32 from Lynxmotion. The SSC-32 has a 2DOF hexapod gait engine built in.

Here is a thread from a while back that shows 2DOF hex sample code which includes some SSC-32 commands:

http://www.lynxmotion.net/viewtopic.php ... c&start=30




Better is always a relative term, but if you want a really nice, easy to build hexapod for a reasonable price then you can't go wrong with the SES. And like Dale said, it's extendable and reconfigurable. It's like legos for grownups.

Thanks guys! I am planning on building just a standard hexapod not the round spider looking like one.

I priced out most of th parts, but what kind of battery would I need for 12 servos and the SSC-32?

I am glad I am able to re purpose my Boebot board.

-- Jeremy

You need a 6 volt (5-cell) sub-C pack. Lots of places carry them, including Lynxmotion.