Stuffination

As part of a class project, for Micro/Nano Robotics, we’re building an ornithoper.  The above video shows an example of the flapping mechanism.
For this project we will be building an ornithopter that uses passive wing pitching to increase the amount of total lift.  As the video shows, the flapping mechanism is complete.  The wings should be built within the next few days.

We’ve mounted Stairbot in a hanging position so we could perform some testing on its legs.    We’ve discovered some issues with our servos, and we keep blowing some of them up.  We’re not sure if it’s an issue with the design, or if the servos are bad.

A video of the legs cycling through some motions:

We also have some pictures of the hanging setup: