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Spider Robot
15 classs

Spider Robot

A six-legged walker built one leg at a time. You start by testing a single leg, then coordinate all six into stable walking gaits — the same problem real legged robots solve, at desktop scale.

What you’ll learn

  • Single-leg assembly and testing first
  • Coordinating six legs into walking gaits
  • Balance and stability across uneven ground
  • Ultrasonic obstacle sensing
Your progress15 classs

Class list

Work through these in order — finishing one unlocks the next. Complete them all and you earn 500 XP.

1

Class 1: Introduction to Spider Robots & ESP32 Architecture

Ready to start

Class 2: Parts of a Spider Robot

Locked — finish the previous class

Class 3: Electronics Basics (Power, Sensors & Controllers)

Power, signals, and the spark of electronics ⚡

Locked — finish the previous class

Class 4: Programming Basics (Teaching the Robot to Move)

Teaching your robot its first instructions

Locked — finish the previous class Code

Class 5: Servo Motors (The Muscles of the Spider Robot)

Locked — finish the previous class Code

Class 6: Robot Assembly (Building Your Spider Robot)

Locked — finish the previous class Code

Class 7: Degrees of Freedom (DOF) & Leg Kinematics

Counting the moves every joint can make

Locked — finish the previous class

Class 8: Single-Leg Testing & Movement

One leg at a time — first steps to walking 🦿

Locked — finish the previous class Code

Class 9: Multi-Leg Coordination

Getting every leg to work as a team

Locked — finish the previous class Code

Class 10: Walking Gaits (Tripod, Ripple & Wave Gaits)

Locked — finish the previous class Code

Class 11: Turning, Side-Stepping & Special Movements

Turns, side-steps, and moves with style

Locked — finish the previous class Code

Class 12: Wireless Control (Wi‑Fi & Bluetooth)

Cut the cord: control your spider robot wirelessly using the ESP32

Locked — finish the previous class Code

Class 13: Sensors, Obstacle Detection & Autonomous Navigation

Giving your robot eyes to sense the world

Locked — finish the previous class Code

Class 14: System Integration & Performance Optimization

Bringing every system together as one

Locked — finish the previous class Code

Class 15: Your Robotics Journey Begins (What You Can Build Next)

Locked — finish the previous class