The Hexapod Walking Robot

Now a- days, robots are made for just walking on flat surface and are unable to walk on sand, hills & rough surfaces but this type of problem can be solved by using new technology of robots called Hexapods. A hexapod is capable of fulfilling all these needs & also has high accuracy in its motion because of the use of servo motors rather than DC motors. A hexapod has multiple legs which makes it an ideal choice not only for climbing purpose but also as dancing robot. This paper proposes the concept of mechanical/structural design for a hexapod walking robot. The hexapod walking robot design is inspired by the insects around us. The main feature of the insects is their stability and their style of movement. Taking these factors into consideration, a novel design is proposed in the form of "Hexapod" that walks on 6 legs & move in at least 3 directions. The hexapod prototype can thus be utilized in applications such as defence sector as a spy bot, for health monitoring of patients in remote areas, etc.