One Servo Walker - Single Servo Robot

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This project represents my effort at designing and building a walkable, steerable robot using a single servo. It's a success story - it actually works! I created a montage of the whole process because even Rocky needed his moments to get pumped up! You can watch the robot in action here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThbiHAMHhRc and see how it turns and walks. My design still has some kinks, especially when it comes to software, so I'll need to do more tinkering to smooth out its movements. For now, though, the robot can walk and turn. The robot's layout was influenced by a one-servo walking bot created by YouTube user "ercost60" - check his video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CaAq6gQbLY It reminds me of my earlier project, Wobbly automaton, but in a more high-tech format. Right now, I'm refining my robot. I want to add sensors to it and perhaps also integrate Bluetooth technology so I can control the bot using an app like I did with other projects. If you want to replicate this robot, here are the parts you'll need to 3D print: 1 x FrontBody 2 x FrontLeg 1 x FrontGuard 1 x RearBody I used an Arduino Micro as my controller, but feel free to experiment with a different one if you prefer. Since it's a single servo system, trying to control it manually is definitely doable. To assemble the robot, refer to this tutorial: http://www.cevinius.com/2015/10/19/one-servo-walker-update/.