Lynxmotion BH3-R robotic spider is a self-build
For the last few Christmases robotic toys have been pretty high on most department store’s Best Sellers list. So its about time some-one had the idea of producing a range of mean-looking robots for us dorky grown-ups.
The Lynxmotion BH3-R hexapod uses 18 servos to maneuver its six legs (each with three degrees of freedom) at up to a foot per second in any direction and can clear objects 4 inches high.
The body is 18 inches wide and made of custom cut Lexan panels. The servo brackets are aluminium.
The bot is targeted at robot enthusiasts and comes as a kit containing everything you need are the batteries and a screwdriver. It is pre-programmed to work with a 2.4Ghz wireless PlayStation 2 compatible controller but the installed programming is rather basic allowing only for multi-directional movement, multi-speed movement and 360-degree spins. You’ll have to add any further maneuvers you require acheived via on-board Windows software.
The Lynxmotion BH3-R hexapod robot retails as a kit for $750 but they also supply a range of bots of other designs and configurations from two-legged walkers to quadrapeds (both radial and in-line).
March 10th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
I’ll take two, please!
It just needs a back mounted chain saw.