Builders: Walking CNC Router Robot. Hello All, My name is Matt Denton, I'm very new to RepRap, and only really discovered it after building this robot which was spotted by a RepRap member.
I've been building hexapod robots for about 8 years, and most recently converted one of my hexapods into a walking CNC router. This idea has been bouncing around in my head for some years now, but I only just got the time and a hexapod with enough payload capacity to pull it off. I'm not sure how far I will take this project, currently I have only cut polystyrene and high density foam, but I'm sure with some tweaks I could cut soft plastics. Video of hexapod machining 3D face You may want to turn your sound down.. or wear ear defenders, the router is pretty loud! More details of this project can be found on my forum here:hexapodrobot.com.
View topic - Hexapod Robot CNC router. CNC hexapod cuts its first material!
Ok, so its only polystyrene, but its a start A couple of improvements were made to the router since my last post, most significantly I had a colleague make me up an dremel collet adaptor to fit directly onto the motor shaft, much better than my brass grub screw style colet. Hexapod Robot CNC Router - Cutting 3D face Detail. Hexapod Robot CNC Router - Cutting 3D face.