1. Introduction

<p>Six-legged locomotion is a simple, robust system of walking that is very popular both in the animal kingdom and among robotics hobbyists. Robot hexapods range from simple one-motor toys to advanced platforms with 18 or more servos. This tutorial shows you how to build a very simple autonomous hexapod robot using just three servos. The 2&quot;-high hexapod is capable of walking forward and backward, and can turn left and right. Two forward-looking distance sensors provide obstacle avoidance. The brain of the hexapod is the <a href="/product/1351">Pololu Micro Maestro</a>, a 6-servo controller that can read inputs and play motion sequences in a stored script.</p> <p>See the <a href="/docs/0J40">Micro Maestro User&#8217;s Guide</a> for complete documentation on the Micro Maestro.</p> <div class="center"><div class="video video_16_9"><div> <iframe id="ytplayer" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cqI-sDJTyuo?fs-1&rel=0&wmode=transparent" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="1"></iframe> </div></div></div>