A 3D Printed Octopod Robot That Looks Like a Spider

The T8 is 3D-printed octopod robot created by Robugtix that resembles a spider. The wirelessly-controlled robot is currently available for pre-order at Robugtix.

It uses a total of 26 motors: 3 in each leg and 2 in the abdomen. It is powered by the Bigfoot™ Inverse Kinematics Engine which performs all of the necessary calculations for smoothly controlling the motions of the robot in real time.

image and video via Robugtix

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