Sunday, 21 October 2012

Transforming hexapod robot walks like a spider, rolls like a ball

Norwegian engineer Kåre Halvorsen has built a robot that has multiple perambulation options. It can walk over rough terrain like an insect, or roll around like a ball. He calls it a "morphing hexapod".


The spherical robot's body is divided up into 12 parts. Each can be pushed out at will, allowing the bot some freedom in its movement. It's built from a Toys-R-Us globe that Halvorsen took about with a hacksaw.


By: Duncan Geere,


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via Wired.co.uk



http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-10/21/transforming-hexapod

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