The Vorpal Combat Hexapod
World Maker Faire 2017
September 23rd-24th
Exhibit
Robotics
What could be better than an open-source, 3D printed, easy to build, Scratch integrated, wireless Hexapod? A Hexapod that's built for COMBAT, that's what. Joust, capture-the-flag, Kung Fu and more, all available via 3D printed attachments, or design your own!
J. Stephen Pendergrast
Stephen Pendergrast coached competition robotics for ten years and taught AP Physics and Honors Robotics for six. He's an inveterate tinkerer and has been a maker for decades.
http://www.vorpalrobotics.com
Gaige Moore
Gaige Moore is a freshman engineering student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and helped develop the combat hexapod in an independent study while still in high school. She is also a nationally recognized FIRST robotics competitor.
