DAGU Octopod Spider (Chopstix) with 24 DoF + 5 DoF

DAGU Octopod Spider (Chopstix) with 24 DoF + 5 DoF
[DAGU-OCTOPOD]

£655.50

£786.60 including VAT

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DAGU Octopod Spider (Chopstix) with 24 DoF + 5 DoF

The Octopod Spider is an impressive Robot with ~60cm, ~5kg and 24 Degrees of Freedom in the Legs plus two Pan & Tilt Mechanisms (2x 2 DoF) that can be fitted with Sensors (by default two Compound Eyes are included).
An additional Servo is mounted between the Legs to fit a Range Finder or similar Sensor. In total the Octopod Spider includes 29 Degrees of Freedom and can carry a Payload of almost 2kg.

The Robot ships with a DAGU RedBack Spider Controller (Arduino MEGA based) as the MCU for low level Control the Servos and Walking Gait. To extend the processing power, the chassis can be fitted an additional MCU such as a RapberryPi, eBox or Android device with an IOIO board*.

This kit includes a whole lot of goodness for a big sized (~60cm, ~5kg) robot:

Dagu Spider controller (Arduino MEGA based) + DAGU High Power Servo Shield
Dagu High power Switch
24x 15Kg/cm servos with brass gears and dual bearings.
(tested to work with the included 7.4V LiPo battery).
5x 1.5Kg/cm miniature servos with extra heavy duty plastic gears for Pan/Tilt and Sensor.
These operate at 5V supplied by the Controller's Onboard regulator.
2x Dagu Compound eyes 4pcs (infrared distance sensors)
Sensor Servo mounted between the front legs. This is to allow a small optional range finding sensor
Leg clutch mechanism to impact prevent wear and damage
Foot collision sensors (to deal with uneven terrain)
RedBack controller can be extended with additional Sensors
Chassis includes mounting holes to fit a more powerful MCU such as an Omnima MiniEMBWiFi, eBox 3350MX or Android device with an IOIO board*
(the additional MCU is not Included; the kit includes just the RedBack Spider Controller with USB interface for the External MCU)
5000mAH 7.4V LiPo battery
Lipo Battery Charger

* Any MCU with USB or TTL Level UART can communicate with the Redback Spider Controller. The Arduino Sample code includes the Walking gaits and may need to be customized for use with external MCUs. .

Files and Resources:

Assembly Manual
Quick Start Arduino Code ( Please check the manufacturer's website for the latest version of this Code )

This item is a kit and requires Assembly. It is recommended for intermediate to advanced Robot users.

From: PedroR
Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:09 am

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Hi all

The Chopstix project mentioned in [url=robosavvy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=32487]another thread[/url] has now evolved into an 8 legged monster (~60cm; 5kg) that is now available from RoboSavvy.

Bellow are some videos of the Spider during it's development.

Quoting Limor's post:

Quote:

Russ from Dagu, the inventor of the Chopstix robot has productised the "octapod" and we will soon have it up for sale at RoboSavvy store.

The kit version has a whole lot of goodness for big sized (~60cm, ~5kg) robot with a relatively small pricetag (probably around ~400GBP). Here is a preliminary list of components and features:

Dagu Spider controller (Arduino) + Dagu HD servo sheild
Dagu Wild thumper switch (and relay)
Dagu Pan tilt kits 2pcs (includes 4 small servos) + 2 Dagu Compound eyes (infrared distance sensors)
24 x 17kgs-cm @ 7.2 servos (with brass gears and dual bearings)
additional servo mounted between the front legs. This is to allow a small optional range finding sensor
300 nuts and bolts
foot collision sensors (to deal with uneven terrain)
leg clutch mechanism to impact prevent wear and damage
5000mAH LiPo battery + charger
Optional embedded linux + wifi + webcam + RoboRealm software

Here he is carrying a 1kg payload !

Here he is carrying a 1kg payload and a chair!

This is now available from our store http://robosavvy.com/store/product_info.php/products_id/2084

Pedro.