I’m officially releasing my Jansen Walker as a beta with the source files and a video!
Jansen Walker: An openly designed Creative Commons licensed robot.
What you see here is the Beta 1 version of the walker, a laser-cut robot, based on the Jansen Mechanism. It has 8 legs and scuttles similar to a crab walking sideways. The brain is a Arduino, and the legs are powered by 2 micro-servos modified for continuous rotation.
If you would like to buy a kit of just the plastic in its current state, check out the donate page, or take the plans to any of the many laser cutting services.
For the full write up and source files check out 4volt.com/Projects/Jansen/