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Funded! This project successfully raised its funding goal on September 2, 2012.

All swag shipped, video updates started!

Update #10 · Feb 28, 2013 · 2 comments

Hi everyone!

We just wanted to touch base with everyone and mention that all swag items (including both international and domestic) have shipped. We're extremely sorry for the delay - we had trouble with the team dissipating during the holiday season, some problems with our shirt vendor, and more, but we realize none of those are excuses. We also realize that the mail system is imperfect, so please let us know if there's been a problem with your order.

In the meantime, we've been getting this robot-building business back in high gear after the holiday season. We've realized that we're bad at putting together blog posts, so we've switched to something we find easier and more engaging - video updates. We started two weeks ago (and just bought a dedicated camcorder once we realized our borrowed DSLR camera was terrible at taking video). If you're interested in keeping tabs on them, we encourage you to follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ProjectHexapod) or simply keep checking our website once a week (http://projecthexapod.com/blog/). Check out our two updates here:

The cliff notes version is: we have the prototype leg up and running under closed-loop control (woohoo!), we've been working steadily on the hydraulic power unit and it's getting very close to functional, and we're entering the final round of design on the legs and chassis based on the lessons we've learned from developing the prototype leg.

Thanks all!

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USA Addressed swag ships today!

Update #9 - For backers only · Dec 11, 2012 · 7 comments

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Another update posted to the blog!

Update #8 · Nov 24, 2012 · comment

Hi Kickstarters!

We've posted another update to our blog.  You can find it here:
http://projecthexapod.com/blog/hydraulic-routing-valve-mounting-hoop-jumping-and-swag/

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Prototype leg structurally assembled!

Update #7 · Oct 1, 2012 · 1 comment

Hi all,

We've assembled the prototype leg structure, a major milestone!  Check it out in our blog post below.

http://projecthexapod.com/blog/prototype-leg-structural-assembly/

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Backers: Where do we send your stuff?

Update #6 - For backers only · Sep 15, 2012 · 4 comments

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    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 2012
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    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 2012
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    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.

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    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    Estimated delivery: Apr 2013
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    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 2013
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    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.

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    Estimated delivery: May 2013
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    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.

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    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.

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