HEXA

Name: HEXA
Rating: 4.2 (2823 reviews)

A robot with 6 black legs extending and bending out of a white abdomen. — What are you going to program HEXA to do? Photo: Vincross

HEXA is a six-legged, highly maneuverable robot that can overcome obstacles and change its walking gait. It's designed as a platform for people to learn how to program robots.

Creator

Vincross

Year

2017

Country

China 🇨🇳

Categories

Consumer

Features

Did you know?

HEXA began as an art project, designed to carry living plants and move into the sun as needed.

Close up shows one of the robots jointed black legs. — A robot with legs, many legs. Photo: Vincross

The six legged HEXA robot is moving towards a vintage tin robot. In the foreground, hands hold a phone showing the HEXA's view of the tin robot. — Can you spot the real robot? Photo: Vincross

More Images

Close-up shows multiple sensors on the robots front. — Hexa has an infrared sensor, distance sensor, and camera on its face. Photo: Vincross

One of HEXA's four visible legs holds a marker, and it has written "Can you robot?". — We sure can! Photo: Vincross

Specs

Overview: Easy to program using MIND robotics OS and SDK. Agile and compact. Has 720p camera with night vision.
Status: Ongoing
Year: 2017
Website: vincross.com
Width: 50.8 cm
Height: 12 cm
Weight: 1.75 kg
Sensors: Infrared transmitter, 3-axis accelerometer, distance-measuring sensor, 720p camera with hardware encoding.
Degrees of Freedom (DoF): 19 (Legs: 3 DoF x 6; Head: 1 DoF)
Compute: Dual-core 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, multiple co-processors
Software: Vincross MIND 1.0 operating system (based on Linux kernel, using Golang). Golang-powered SDK and sandbox-style 3D simulator.
Power: 6,900-mAh lithium-ion battery, 45 to 180 minutes of operation. Charging time: 2.5 hours (cable charging) or 4.5 hours (wireless charging).
Cost: $949