Maker Faire Pensacola 2024
Spider Bot
Home: Florida, United States
The “Spider Bot” is a novel prototype being developed to prove that a new leg configuration can increase the robustness of legged robots in the field.
Makers
Sam Kammerer
Sam Kammerer is a student at the University of West Florida, studying Mechanical Engineering with a focus in Control Systems. She is the mastermind behind the Spider Bot- serving as the Robot team lead. Outside of research, you will most likely find her with the UWF ESports club, attending/hosting events and leading media creation.
https://sites.google.com/view/kammererobotics/
Sarah (Nick) Southall
Sarah (Nick) Southall is a senior at the University of West Florida, currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology. She enjoys programming, painting, writing, playing guitar, and putting her mind to everything her spare time will allow her to. For her senior capstone project she is assisting her team in fabricating an eight-legged research drone, modeled after a spider; she plays a role as the team's programmer, and working HRI specialist.
Ethan Shelstad
Ethan is a senior of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of West Florida. As part of the Spider-Bot team, he is the head designer behind the "thinking" parts of the robot, serving as the AI
D'andre Walden
Luis Cwu Rodriguez
Diego Cwu Rodriguez
What Inspired You to Make This?
This project was inspired by a fascination with the natural world, and a curiosity on how to apply the principles seen there to the artificial world of robotics. The project has been 2 years in the making, as the team has pitched the idea to UWF faculty and slowly accumulated the funds to make it happen.
