Hexapod Robot Stand by markwtech

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

This is a display stand for my hexapod robot (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3463845). I previously kept my hexapod on display on top of a small wooden box, but decided it deserved a stand that matches its 3D printed aesthetic. This stand will hold the robot high enough so that when it turns on the feet don't touch the ground in the default startup stance.
The stand is assembled with eight small screws. Be careful when assembling each leg/screw pair to keep the leg from twisting or else the leg could snap off. Also be careful to not let the legs twist relative to each other as the screws are tightened down, causing the stand to skew out of shape. You may find it helpful or necessary to first drill out the holes in the legs to resize them to be just a tiny bit smaller than the screws used to assemble the stand.
Complete descriptions, assembly details, parts lists, and Arduino code for the hexapod robot and this stand are available on my website at https://markwtech.com/robots/hexapod/
Demo video of the robot walking off the stand at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-R_jFPFKwY