So, I’ve had the idea to build a robot dog like the one from Boston Dynamics and given that I have tinkered a bit with Fusion 360 as well as with PCBs from previous Hack Club programs I’ll finally start building a ROBOT!!! I am lowkey scared about all the physics that I will need to code, but its fine.

The goal of the robot is:

1. To walk (at least move)
2. To have different sets of movements
3. If all goes well, which usually does not, I hope to add a mechanism that will carry items inside of it.

By the way: I am also being heavily* inspired by James Burton’s design, but I will iterate and likely change it depending on how it turns out. I already changed some of the design choices, since some of it looked unnecessary, and also I will make the robot look cute like a puppy. :)

Here is what I did:
So, the robot dog will use six servo motors and the design is pretty clever in its motion. But for now all you need to know is the bending of the legs will be controlled by one servo motor and I have already gotten two joints to rotate! The leg is supported by two thicker slots and then it currently has one linkage. But I’m probably going to tinker more with this linkage design. Also I have no clue whether or not this foot is going to be stable.

Also, I am pretty broke***, so I hope to keep the budget pretty low even though I like I don’t have any metal servo motors and they cost like $5 a piece 😭