Hexy Not Executing Commands Properly

Hexy Questions, Problems and Suggestions
#1

Hello Everyone,

I recently got Hexy the Hexapod for Christmas, I finished building it on Boxing Day, today on the 28th of December I decided to hook it up to the computer to try make Hexy move around, after following the tutorial everything ran smoothly up to the point of actually pressing on the command in tk. After pressing a command some of Hexy’s Legs are stationary, whilst others move unnaturally, not listening to the commands. After this they will either vibrate or hum depending on the command. I’m not too sure why this happens and would be thankful if someone could help me. I’m relatively new to robotics, having only built one other item. I have linked a youtube video showing what I’m describing with the commands used in the description.
http://youtu.be/h1mt7wXAsW4

#2

Hello,

What batteries are you using for this demo? This looks like you might be using batteries insufficient for Hexy:
arcbotics.com/products/hexy/powering-hexy/

#3

Thanks, I’ll try to change the batteries to a more suited one, I’ll need to order them off amazon. If it works I’ll post another response.
Thanks!

#4

Thank you all my batteries arrived and my hexy is working properly now :smiley:, I also found out I had one servo out of alignment.