Tripod gait for a six legged robot (Changing step length)

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Hey guys,

Since I have almost no programming background, I have brought a six legged robot and would like to use it in the up-coming birthday party of my friend.

I have tried to look for the source code of this on the web, but hardly find it. :blush:

So, could you please do me a favor to send me the source code of Tripod gait for a hexapod, of which I can easily change its step length to suit the environment of the venue (is it a good choice to use IK?).

Thank you very much!! =(

p.s.
Arduino board of the robot: Arduino Mega 2560
Servo: 18 units
3 DoF of each leg

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annawingyan:
Since I have almost no programming background, I have brought a six legged robot

p.s.
Arduino board of the robot: Arduino Mega 2560
Servo: 18 units
3 DoF of each leg

This may not have been a wise buy for someone with no experience. I suspect the code is rather complex.

Can you at least post a link to the details of the specific robot you bought.

...R

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The structure is more or less the same of it.
The six legs are evenly distributed on the rounded body.

I purchased the robot body and a Arduino Mega board with 18 servo motors.
Physical connections are all ready, but I am trying hard to study the program.

Thanks a lot!

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but I am trying hard to study the program.

The one that you don't have? How's that working out for you?

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annawingyan:
I purchased the robot body and a Arduino Mega board with 18 servo motors.
Physical connections are all ready, but I am trying hard to study the program.

Are you saying you bought the kit of hardware without any software?

You did not respond to my request for a link to the datasheet for the device. The photo looks impressive but it does not provide any detailed data.

Do you know, in mechanical terms, how the movement needs to work?

If you bought the device with pre-loaded software and the author will not provide the source code then I suspect the only way to get the device to behave differently will be to write entirely new software from scratch. It would be quite a challenge, but very interesting.

...R