silly walking robot
project description
In the winter of 2021, I was fortunate to be able to attend MakeHarvard again, this time, in a virtual format. For my project, I worked by myself throughout the evening to make a simple robot that would walk when plugged into a battery. I envisioned the robot being built around a single DC motor with a transverse output. This output would be attached to two “legs” mounted on skateboard bearings. The power would be driven to the rear legs via GT2 belts attached to the motor.
I spent the evening CADing the whole assembly in SolidWorks and fabricating it at the Nolop Makerspace, where I work at Tufts.
I was happy with the result after an evening of work. Although the remote MakeHavard was not the same experience as the pre-covid in-person counterpart, I was thankful for the opportunity nonetheless!
The robot was surprisingly powerful, even though it didn’t have a control system, it walked well.
If I were to re-do this project, I would have used fasteners to hold the legs onto the bearings, as they often fell off of the robot.