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[[File:Scamp-Leg-Raised.jpg|right|350px|Vorpal VH12 Combat Hexapod Robot]]
 
The Vorpal Combat Hexapod is a low cost, easy to build hexapod that includes a Bluetooth gamepad. All the structural parts are 3D printed, allowing you to modify the design easily, reprint parts when needed, and save money (if you have a 3D printer) by only purchasing the electronic parts.
 
  
Quick Links:
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==Welcome to the Vorpal Robotics Wiki==
* [[Vorpal Combat Hexapod Building Instructions]]
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Here you'll find information about projects and products from Vorpal Robotics, LLC, including technical information, free downloads, classroom activity ideas, and more!
* [[Vorpal Combat Hexapod Battery Recommendations]]
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== Vorpal Products ==
* [[Vorpal Combat Hexapod User Guide]]
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Our first product is the [[Vorpal the Hexapod]], a 3D printed robot project. Many of the wiki entries on our site will revolve around this product, including technical details, CAD files, software, and more. But stay tuned for additional products as well as contributed extensions!
* [[Vorpal Combat Hexapod Gamepad User Guide]]
 
* [[Vorpal Combat Hexapod Scratch Programming]]
 
* [[Vorpal Combat Hexapod Games and Activities]]
 
* [[Vorpal Combat Hexapod Creative Commons License Information]]
 
  
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Here are some quick links to get you started:
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*[[Vorpal The Hexapod]] Pre-soldered electrical parts for inexpensive mini-servo 12DOF 3D printed hexapod robots.
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*[[Vorpal Factory Paired Bluetooth Modules]] has information on how to use our factory paired HC05 Bluetooth Modules for your Arduino or Raspberry Pi (or other microcontroller) projects
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*[[http://store.vorpalrobotics.com Vorpal Robotics Store]] where you can purchase our projects and products, and many components useful for Arduino, Robotics, and 3D printed projects.
  
==What can it do?==
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==Vorpal Robotics Forum==
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You can visit our newly launched [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/vorpal-robotics-forum VORPAL ROBOTICS FORUM] to get online support and share ideas about Vorpal Robotics products.
  
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==Coming Soon: Vorpal Robotics Store==
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We will be launching an online store in November. We'll be carrying our own kits, electronic components, and prewired electrical systems to help you build awesome 3D printed projects that include robotic and electronic elements!  Stay tuned for more information.
  
This robot is made for educational fun through friendly competition and there are endless ways it can be used by both the hobbyist and teachers.
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== Our Philosophy ==
 
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Vorpal Robotics is dedicated to creating fun, interactive, classroom and teacher friendly robotics products based on open source technologies and 3D printing. We sell kits as well as fully built robots that can support STEM activities from grade school through middle- and high-school.
The Vorpal Combat Hexapod has these features:
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== What's With the Funny Names? ==
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The word Vorpal comes from the classic Lewis Carroll poem ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabberwocky Jaberwocky]''. It represents a powerful weapon used to slay an evil monster, the fearsome Jabberwock. To us, it symbolizes using powerful technologies to solve problems. See [[Jaberwocky by Lewis Carroll]].
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| <youtube>6A77AAFdadQ|Vorpal Combat Hexapod</youtube>
 
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* 12 degrees of freedom using all-metal gear mini servos.
 
* Bluetooth wireless control using the custom Vorpal Button Gamepad
 
* Arduino open source hardware used on both the gamepad and hexapod
 
* The gamepad has many preprogrammed functions for walking, dancing, and fighting style competitions.
 
* A unique feature allows gamepad functions to be recorded and replayed. For example, record a dancing session, then rewind and replay it all from the gamepad!
 
* The gamepad exposes the internal Arduino Nano's USB port, allowing you to tether the gamepad to your computer and control the hexapod using your own code. Scratch programming is supported using this gamepad tether method, which will work from both Mac and PC platforms. Scratch programs can both wirelessly control the robot and read sensor data from optional sensors on the robot.
 
 
 
==How Do I Get it/Build it?==
 
The Vorpal Combat Hexapod will launch on or around September 10, 2017! Check back here for details.
 
 
 
You have several options for building the Vorpal Combat Hexapod:
 
 
 
* Buy it completely built and ready to use
 
* Buy all the parts, including the structural parts, and assemble yourself
 
* Buy just the electronics, and you 3D print the free STL files for the structural parts, then assemble yourself
 
 
 
The first option is the most convenient (and the most expensive, although the Vorpal Combat Hexapod is still the least expensive complete Hexapod on the market).
 
 
 
The second and third options are a lot more educational and fun, and will allow you to explore making your own enhancements. If you have a 3D printer, the third option is the most economical of all, because you can print all the parts you need for only about $10 worth of filament.
 
 
 
See [[Vorpal Hexapod Purchase]] for information on where to order parts or fully built hexapods.
 

Revision as of 01:49, 15 February 2018

Welcome to the Vorpal Robotics Wiki

Here you'll find information about projects and products from Vorpal Robotics, LLC, including technical information, free downloads, classroom activity ideas, and more!

Vorpal Products

Our first product is the Vorpal the Hexapod, a 3D printed robot project. Many of the wiki entries on our site will revolve around this product, including technical details, CAD files, software, and more. But stay tuned for additional products as well as contributed extensions!

Here are some quick links to get you started:

  • Vorpal The Hexapod Pre-soldered electrical parts for inexpensive mini-servo 12DOF 3D printed hexapod robots.
  • Vorpal Factory Paired Bluetooth Modules has information on how to use our factory paired HC05 Bluetooth Modules for your Arduino or Raspberry Pi (or other microcontroller) projects
  • [Vorpal Robotics Store] where you can purchase our projects and products, and many components useful for Arduino, Robotics, and 3D printed projects.

Vorpal Robotics Forum

You can visit our newly launched VORPAL ROBOTICS FORUM to get online support and share ideas about Vorpal Robotics products.

Coming Soon: Vorpal Robotics Store

We will be launching an online store in November. We'll be carrying our own kits, electronic components, and prewired electrical systems to help you build awesome 3D printed projects that include robotic and electronic elements! Stay tuned for more information.

Our Philosophy

Vorpal Robotics is dedicated to creating fun, interactive, classroom and teacher friendly robotics products based on open source technologies and 3D printing. We sell kits as well as fully built robots that can support STEM activities from grade school through middle- and high-school.

What's With the Funny Names?

The word Vorpal comes from the classic Lewis Carroll poem Jaberwocky. It represents a powerful weapon used to slay an evil monster, the fearsome Jabberwock. To us, it symbolizes using powerful technologies to solve problems. See Jaberwocky by Lewis Carroll.