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- Website: projecthexapod.com
Pledge $5 or more
135 backers
The Project Hexapod team will take a field trip to the White Mountains, scale them, and shout your name from the top.
Estimated delivery: Sep 2012Pledge $10 or more
264 backers
A snazzy "My Other Car Has 6 Legs" bumper sticker, the listing of your name on our web site as a supporter, and the shouting of your name from a mountaintop.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $20 or more
324 backers
A wristband proclaiming "FRIEND OF ROBOTS - DO NOT TERMINATE" that clearly indicates your loyalties in the coming robot apocalypse. Oh, and the sticker, name on our website, and shout-out from the top of a mountain.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $40 or more
488 backers
Our stylish Robot Evolution supporter T-shirt, plus the loyalty band, the sticker, your name on our website, and the mountain shout.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $75 or more
64 backers
You get two shirts! Whether they're both of one type, or one of each type, they are both yours. You also get the loyalty band, the sticker, your name on our website, and the mountain shout.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $100 or more
65 backers
A signed photo of the Project Hexapod team standing in front of Stompy giving cheesy thumbs-ups, a T-shirt, the protective wristband, a sticker, your name on our website, and the shout-out.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Pledge $200 or more
14 backers
10 characters of your choosing (and our approval) are welded onto the chassis of Stompy, and we'll send you a picture. On top of that, you get the signed picture, T-shirt, band, sticker, name on our website, and shouting.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Pledge $200 or more
6 backers
WILL IT STOMP?! You get to provide us with an inanimate, non-volatile object of your choice (and our approval) and Stompy will crush it mercilessly. We will then post a video of the crushing on YouTube and set it to techno or some such. You also get the cheesy picture, T-shirt, loyalty wristband, sticker, name on our website, and shouting-from-the-mountaintop.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Pledge $300 or more
43 backers
You gave us $300? Whoa. You, dear friend, get to ride Stompy on one of our demo days. We suggest dressing up in your finest clothes, because this is going to be a grand celebration! We'll also get you the thumbs-up picture, the T-shirt, the sticker, the wristband, your name on our website, and the shouting.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Pledge $400 or more
1 backer
You're not satisfied with just a ride - you want both a ride, and the chance to either stomp something or write your name on the chassis in metal. Sounds good! At this level, you'll get both a ride and your choice of the $200 levels.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Pledge $1,000 or more
16 backers
Rides? Who needs rides. You certainly don't! You get to DRIVE Stompy on one of our demo days. We'll even throw in a training class beforehand! We strongly suggest a mad scientist look for the occasion - a good lab coat is almost required. You'll also get, of course, the cheesy photo, the Evolution T-shirt, the wristband, the sticker, your name on our website, and the shouting. Oh, the shouting.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Pledge $1,500 or more
2 backers
You're awesome. You know that? You're so awesome we're going to give you a chunk of our robot - no, you keep it. You earned it. At this level, we'll send you a signed thigh side plate that you can mount to your wall. We'll even give you a ride. We'll throw in the signed photo (which you could even hang by the thigh piece for context!), the T-shirt, the wristband, the sticker, your name on our website, and, of course, a shout-out. Except you know what? Your name will be shouted louder. That's right.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Pledge $2,500 or more
1 backer
Hang on... give us a moment... OK, we've collected ourselves. Congratulations! You've reached our sponsor level! You get an A4-sized logo on the robot's chassis - it'll be like NASCAR, only two orders of magnitude slower! We'll also throw in a ride, the picture, the shirt, the wristband, and the sticker. You'll be listed on our website as a sponsor instead of a supporter, and we'll be screaming your name from that mountain.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Pledge $5,000 or more
3 backers Limited (3 of 6 left)
You know those Adopt-A-Highway programs? Well, you've just adopted a leg. That's right. Not only do you get your sponsor logo on the thigh of the leg in question, but you get to design a round logo that the foot will stomp into the ground on every step. We'll give you a ride, the picture, the shirt, the wristband, and the sticker. You'll be listed on our website as a sponsor, and everyone will be screaming your name in unison with a wild look in their eyes.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Pledge $10,000 or more
0 backers Limited (5 of 5 left)
Uh. Hang on. Give us a minute. You know what? For this amount of money, we'll fly you to Boston (lower 48 states only!), put you up in a hotel room, and take you out on field trips to run Stompy through local rubble piles, scrap yards, and the like. We'll even throw in a free ice cream from J.P. Lick's and a trip to Bartley's Burgers. We'll give you the picture, the T-shirt, the wristband, and the sticker. You'll be listed as a sponsor on our website, and we'll be shouting your name 'till we're hoarse. Please contact us directly at info@projecthexapod.com to arrange the details of this level.
Estimated delivery: Jun 2013
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Show older commentsCreator Michael Askew on March 23
New video update posted March 23, 2013. http://youtu.be/GJKu9PXsHRM
Creator Jessi Pierce on March 20
Please let me know when I might receive my backer rewards, I've still never received anything. Thank you.
Creator Michael Askew on February 20
Alternate link for the new video update: http://projecthexapod.com/blog/update-2192013/
Creator Michael Askew on February 20
The hexapod team posted an update on YouTube. Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch…
Creator Dwaine on February 19
Congrats on the article in Product Design & Development magazine!
http://www.pddnet.com/articles/2013/02/rise-machines
Creator Project Hexapod on January 21
Hi Dana,
One third of the international shipments were put in the mail on Friday; the rest will be mailed on Tuesday. (Monday is a holiday in the US.)
We apologize for the delay. Each of the international orders takes individual attention from us to figure out the correct postage and customs paperwork. We asked our international backers to cover the additional postage because it costs us nearly four times as much to ship a t-shirt internationally as it does to ship one domestically.
Thank you for your support and patience.
-Project Hexapod
Creator Dana Fitkowski on January 20
Going to ask again this time not so nicely...when the hell are you guys going to ship the international backers rewards??? Your treatment of non American backers is complete bullshit. I'd almost call this theft, first we get jacked up inflated shipping costs then you guys don't even bother shipping it. Seriously wtf! Guys put down the toys and send us our rewards just like you did for your American backers. 4 months late for a t-shirt??? Pathetic effort on your entire team!
Creator Dana Fitkowski on December 28
When are you guys shipping the international backers items? Almost 4 months since project had ended, would have expected it by now.
Creator mgarvais on December 14
My stuff showed up in the mail today. Thanks guys! :)
Creator Susan Schweik on December 11
I know how busy you are! I've been trying to reach you on scheduling the big ride for my nephew, who i'm giving it to as a gift. Is there a way to get in touch with you?
Creator Project Hexapod on December 10
@Sean We did do the mountain-top shout-out. There were 23 pages of names and we shouted them all!
We took video, but it was very windy that day so there's a lot of background noise. We're looking into ways to make the shouting more audible, but this has taken a back-seat to getting the t-shirts in the mail.
Creator Project Hexapod on December 10
@Dana Thanks for following up! We expect all of the US shirts, bumper stickers, and wristbands to arrive in time for christmas. Sorry we missed the deadline for Hanukah. Unfortunately, international shipments might take a little bit longer as many of these will need individual attention.
In fact, the "Giant Robot" t-shirts are all packed up; we'll be dropping them off at the post office tomorrow!
Creator Dana Fitkowski on December 8
Any chance of this coming before Xmas?
Creator Sean True on December 7
Intangible swag is also important! Did you do the mountain shout-out?
Creator Chris Spooner on November 24, 2012
I'm not sure why they haven't posted this here, but here is their website which includes an update about the progress and swag from November 20th.
http://projecthexapod.com/blog/
Creator Dana Fitkowski on November 20, 2012
How about an update guys! It's been over a month
Creator John Lewis on October 29, 2012
Any update on the swag? I plan to show mine off proudly!
Creator Project Hexapod on October 2, 2012
@Kurtis - The shirts, bumper stickers, and wristbands are all on order! We expect the bumper stickers and wristbands to arrive in the next 2 weeks, and the shirts to take up to 4 - printing 800 shirts is a lot, after all. Once we get the shirts in, we'll blitz to get the swag packages out to everyone!
Creator Kurtis Scaletta on October 2, 2012
When do we get our stuff?
Creator Carolyn Emberley on September 15, 2012
Really, no XL or XXL women's shirts? Well that's disappointing...
Creator Billy Wellen on September 14, 2012
Help! I'm a backer, but there was a payment issue. Please contact me so I can get my pledge info to you ASAP. I tried emailing you via KS, but I haven't gotten any responses.
Creator Michael Askew on September 12, 2012
@Brian Morin
Thanks for the link. I notice the "Kabutom RX-03" has a set of tires beneath the center pair of legs (most visible around the 8:34 mark of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch… ). I think a "practical" hexapod should have the option of "skating" on wheels when terrain allows, in order to improve speed and conserve fuel, but I like that Stompy will be able to amble along with lots of clearance and no wheels required.
Creator Brian Morin on September 9, 2012
http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/kabutom-rx-03-japans-giant-rhinoceros-beetle-robot.html
Relavent to this project. :)
Creator Ryan Mercer on September 2, 2012
Congrats! Now tell us that your real goal is world domination :)
Creator Derek Perkins on September 1, 2012
I used to live and work in sumahville, at a long-since-closed bike factory. So glad to see ingenuity still lives there! As a fellow project creator, I'm excited to back a project from back home!
Creator Project Hexapod on August 31, 2012
Awesome! Thank you everyone, this has been amazing to watch! We'll do you guys proud.
Creator Ruy Flávio de Oliveira on August 31, 2012
Yay! High performance upgrade! Congrats, guys! Break a leg (but not Stompy's leg, please).
Creator Tod Loofbourrow on August 31, 2012
Just bumped you guys over $95K. Go Stompy!
Creator Tod Loofbourrow on August 31, 2012
One small step for mankind, one giant step for gigantic spiderlegged robotkind.... congrats guys, just bumped up my pledge to add a ride - let's get you guys over the "high-performance threshold."
Creator Vyfwonkel on August 31, 2012
Wow, no joking on the 'giant' part! Looks awesome XD
Creator Guillaume VanderEst on August 31, 2012
Please do a video of the name shoutings!
Creator Droidman1231 on August 29, 2012
Robotics fan at heart, work with them myself(though much, much smaller). Love what you are doing and hope all goes well. I hope if you make like $94,500 you will still do performance upgrade :)
Creator Yuse Lajiminmuhip on August 28, 2012
Great project guys. Good luck shouting my name.
Creator Chris Dutra on August 27, 2012
All,
This looks incredible. Looking forward to hilarious youtube videos to come!
Very interested in the software behind this. Is your github page up?
-C
Creator Mycroft on August 27, 2012
Just under $5k to go for the performance upgrade!
Creator Tanya Kuritz on August 24, 2012
See Benedict's hexapod in "Dick Sands the Boy Captain" by Jules Verne (1878).
Creator Alexandra Savoy on August 24, 2012
I will say, besides the intrinsic robotic awesome factor, half of the reason I backed this project was the name; the other half was it reminded me of the giant spider from Wild Wild West.
Creator M@ Dunlap on August 24, 2012
@Joe Baker:
That's the interesting thing about hydraulics, two extra legs would actually slow us down, the limiting factor in our speed is how much flow we have coming out of the pump, so if we add pistons it reduces the amount of flow we can send to each. ... which is why we need that performance upgrade, the bigger the pump the faster the stomping.
Creator Project Hexapod on August 20, 2012
Neil - there will definitely be a video of us going up the mountain and shouting everyone's names... though at this point, its more likely to be a series of videos.
Creator Neil Ewington on August 20, 2012
Will there be a video of you going up the mountain and shouting names?
Creator Joe Baker on August 18, 2012
@Scott Rowe:
The thing with 6 legs is that it's the minimum number you need to always have a stable walking gait. You could possibly move faster with 8 while remaining stable, but that assumes you can power (and pay for!) the extra legs. The frame would likely be larger to accommodate the extra legs as well, adding more weight/cost and further increasing power requirements as a result.
Creator Gerry Mooney on August 16, 2012
Congratulations on passing your target!
Creator Brian Morin on August 16, 2012
Mini hexapod! https://www.youtube.com/watch…
Creator Mycroft on August 14, 2012
Only $27,368 to reach the “performance upgrade”!
Creator Axel Cortez on August 14, 2012
AAAAAAND we reached the 65000
Creator Cameron Colby Thomson on August 14, 2012
Cheers and donation from http://www.opensourceecology.org - Send us your hydraulic designs! / Check it out!
Creator Giant Bob on August 13, 2012
I never thought rass roots roboticism could be so inspirational. But them I'm just a truck.
Creator Vincenzo Iaciofano on August 11, 2012
Great idea and have backed you. Could you make the roof round so that if the spider was to topple it would roll onto its legs. Would this help if it was to climb over rubble. Looking at the leg ends. Are these the finished design. Again if it was going over rubble would the legs benefit from a diffrent shape or design. Look forward to the project on the road! with picures. Vincenzo
Creator Dana Fitkowski on August 10, 2012
Good luck! Awesome idea!
Creator Jack Murphy c/o Delaine Due on August 10, 2012
Hi guys and hi Stompy. My name is Jack and I'm also doing a project on kickstarter called Z Minus. I think your project is great and I'd like to see it mass produced around the world. I know I'd like to go stomping down my street with a giant 6-legged robot. Come check out my project on kickstarter too. I'm sure you'll like it as much as I like yours.
JACK