6. Suggested Modifications and Improvements

Here are some ideas for improvements or modifications that could be made to the hexapod design:

• More complicated scripted behaviors – help your hexapod get out of stuck situations more reliably.
• More robust sensor readings. The example code only read the sensors once after each sequence – can you do better than that, and detect obstacles sooner?
• Alternative servos – the entire design could be scaled up.
• A power switch so that the battery does not have to be unplugged over and over.
• Boost regulation for consistent power from a more compact (lithium?) battery.
• QTR sensors for line following or table-edge detection.
• Light sensors for light-seeking or dark-seeking behaviors.