Comments for PROJECT HEXAPOD http://projecthexapod.com/blog Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:53:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Battling Subtle Negative Damping by Jason http://projecthexapod.com/blog/battling-subtle-negative-damping/#comment-24438 Jason Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:53:14 +0000 http://projecthexapod.com/blog/?p=551#comment-24438 Keep posts like this one coming! Great exposition. Keep posts like this one coming! Great exposition.

]]> Comment on Contact Us by James http://projecthexapod.com/blog/contact-us/#comment-24298 James Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:56:55 +0000 http://projecthexapod.com/blog/?page_id=27#comment-24298 We've seen the Mantis and it is awesome. We did a prior art search when we started this project and didn't find them... they were still in stealth mode. Apparently they've been at it since 2009! We were never the first giant hexapod though... check out OSU's Adaptive Suspension Vehicle, or the Timberjack. The existence of other hexapods does not detract from our primary mission, which is to build in a way that enables others to follow and improve. We’ve seen the Mantis and it is awesome. We did a prior art search when we started this project and didn’t find them… they were still in stealth mode. Apparently they’ve been at it since 2009!

We were never the first giant hexapod though… check out OSU’s Adaptive Suspension Vehicle, or the Timberjack. The existence of other hexapods does not detract from our primary mission, which is to build in a way that enables others to follow and improve.

]]> Comment on Contact Us by whereswalden http://projecthexapod.com/blog/contact-us/#comment-24291 whereswalden Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:57:05 +0000 http://projecthexapod.com/blog/?page_id=27#comment-24291 Have you guys seen this? I think someone beat you to the punch. Though, his robot isn't named Stompy, and is therefore less awesome. http://www.carscoops.com/2013/04/two-ton-diesel-engined-mantis-spider.html Have you guys seen this? I think someone beat you to the punch. Though, his robot isn’t named Stompy, and is therefore less awesome.
http://www.carscoops.com/2013/04/two-ton-diesel-engined-mantis-spider.html

]]> Comment on Update: 2/27/2013 by Gui http://projecthexapod.com/blog/update-2272013/#comment-22554 Gui Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:06:31 +0000 http://projecthexapod.com/blog/?p=562#comment-22554 Working on it now! We were trying to 'save up' an update for a big reveal, but it enough time has passed that we just need to post what we have so far. Sigh... that'll teach us. Working on it now! We were trying to ‘save up’ an update for a big reveal, but it enough time has passed that we just need to post what we have so far. Sigh… that’ll teach us.

]]> Comment on Update: 2/27/2013 by ripper http://projecthexapod.com/blog/update-2272013/#comment-22428 ripper Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:23:00 +0000 http://projecthexapod.com/blog/?p=562#comment-22428 Hi guys, I'm following your awesome project for about 10 months now and I really love what you're doing! Your progress so far is amazing and I hope to see your giant robot walking around soon. Just one question: Where's your promised weekly update? It has been nearly 3 weeks since you uploaded the last video. So please post an update, I'd love to see stompy growing. :) Hi guys,
I’m following your awesome project for about 10 months now and I really love what you’re doing! Your progress so far is amazing and I hope to see your giant robot walking around soon.
Just one question: Where’s your promised weekly update? It has been nearly 3 weeks since you uploaded the last video. So please post an update, I’d love to see stompy growing. :)

]]> Comment on Update: 2/19/2013 by Ash http://projecthexapod.com/blog/update-2192013/#comment-19490 Ash Sat, 23 Feb 2013 07:44:57 +0000 http://projecthexapod.com/blog/?p=555#comment-19490 Great update, focus on building cool stuff. Looking forward to the up-and-coming technical updates. Great update, focus on building cool stuff.

Looking forward to the up-and-coming technical updates.

]]> Comment on Update: 2/19/2013 by Gui http://projecthexapod.com/blog/update-2192013/#comment-19344 Gui Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:02:31 +0000 http://projecthexapod.com/blog/?p=555#comment-19344 Hi Fred, We've taken your comment to heart and have invested in a video camera. This video was shot with my DSLR, which has no autofocus during video capture and is generally not a good camcorder. As we get used to the video update format, I'm sure we'll have less rambly video updates. We've considered bringing people on, but per our Kickstarter promise, we don't feel comfortable paying anyone for the work, so we're in a bit of a bind there. -Gui Hi Fred,

We’ve taken your comment to heart and have invested in a video camera. This video was shot with my DSLR, which has no autofocus during video capture and is generally not a good camcorder.

As we get used to the video update format, I’m sure we’ll have less rambly video updates. We’ve considered bringing people on, but per our Kickstarter promise, we don’t feel comfortable paying anyone for the work, so we’re in a bit of a bind there.

-Gui

]]> Comment on Update: 2/19/2013 by Matt B http://projecthexapod.com/blog/update-2192013/#comment-19224 Matt B Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:56:05 +0000 http://projecthexapod.com/blog/?p=555#comment-19224 Hey guys!! Awesome to see Stompy in the works!! can't wait to see the end product this summer!!! One question--- what kind of camera were you using?? It sounded like a lot of mechanical parts moving around while trying to focus!! someone should buy you guys some goPros!! Hey guys!! Awesome to see Stompy in the works!! can’t wait to see the end product this summer!!! One question— what kind of camera were you using?? It sounded like a lot of mechanical parts moving around while trying to focus!! someone should buy you guys some goPros!!

]]> Comment on Update: 2/19/2013 by PaulM http://projecthexapod.com/blog/update-2192013/#comment-19189 PaulM Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:33:08 +0000 http://projecthexapod.com/blog/?p=555#comment-19189 Great to see you guys posting again! I work in a NASA Observational Cosmology lab, and, of course, custom thermal control systems abound. So it's great fun to see you all working through the control systems on something so big and powerful. I'm am very glad to see you taking safety seriously. And, once in a while, someone asks about my Friend of Robots wrist band. Yay! Go Team STOMPY! Great to see you guys posting again! I work in a NASA Observational Cosmology lab, and, of course, custom thermal control systems abound. So it’s great fun to see you all working through the control systems on something so big and powerful. I’m am very glad to see you taking safety seriously. And, once in a while, someone asks about my Friend of Robots wrist band. Yay! Go Team STOMPY!

]]> Comment on Update: 2/19/2013 by fred http://projecthexapod.com/blog/update-2192013/#comment-19179 fred Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:39:47 +0000 http://projecthexapod.com/blog/?p=555#comment-19179 Hi Guys, Nice to see some sort of update, but if you are going to do them via video then you need to really lift your video skills... it was way to long, poorly scripted (ie, rambling) and the audio and lighting was not the best. Sorry to be so blunt, but there are bunch of us following this project and want to see some useful project updates. Perhaps getting someone on board to just do your social media/blog updates should be considered? Cheers. Hi Guys,

Nice to see some sort of update, but if you are going to do them via video then you need to really lift your video skills… it was way to long, poorly scripted (ie, rambling) and the audio and lighting was not the best.
Sorry to be so blunt, but there are bunch of us following this project and want to see some useful project updates.

Perhaps getting someone on board to just do your social media/blog updates should be considered?

Cheers.

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