Insectronic

The first Insectronic was constructed at Churchill by Tarek Rahim in 2003.
Student interest in this programmable robot surged in 2007, when thirteen
were built. Twenty insectronics are currently well underway (2010-2011).
The robot is fun to build but demands good layout and machining skills.
We use a Nomex professional mitre saw with a 32 TPI blade to cut the
aluminum parts (Lee Valley Tools Ltd.), and a drill press for the holes.
The Hobbico Command CS-60 servos cost about twelve dollars each.
A final note: each student builds his or her own insectronic from scratch.

Karl Williams. 2003. Insectronic: Build Your Own Walking Robot. Toronto: McGraw-Hill, TAB Robotics. ISBN 0-07-141241-7

Karl William's Insectronic

Construction Drawings (Metric)

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Parts A&BParts C-GChassis Assembly Top
Chassis Assembly SideParts H-KParts L-O
Parts P-WPart X & Servo HornLeg Assembly
Battery HolderCS-60 Servo

Construction Drawings (Imperial)

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Parts A&BParts C-GChassis Assembly Top
Chassis Assembly SideParts H-KParts L-O
Parts P-WPart X & Servo HornLeg Assembly
Battery Holder

PCB Designs

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Produced by Henry Liu, 2010, with permission of Karl Williams, 2005.

Controller boardIR Sensor board

IR Sensor Board Calibration Instructions

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PIC-BASIC Pro Program for PING))) Ultrasonic Sensor

This program works well with the PING))) ultrasonic sensor.

Kenneth Wong adapted Karl Willliams' original code for the Devantech SRF04 Ranger in 2006.