Design of Hexapod Robot Using Inverse Kinematics for Educational Purpose

Abstract

Hexapod robots are modern tools to support STEM education, enabling to determine movement trajectories by inverse kinematics and overcoming various obstacles with equal ease. Some are as simple as Quadrupeds, while others are as complex as Octopods, the latter being more intricate due to having more joints and limbs. They promote robotics and engineering, and evidence shows that they enhance learning when adopted as STEM instructional tools. However, the educational transformation in Bhutan does not offer opportunities for practicum, such as robot programming which aligns with His Majesty the King’s vision and current strategies to enhance STEM education. Thus, the aim of this work is to construct a hexapod robot that allows students to study the design, inverse kinematics method, and several types of trajectory algorithms and mathematics. The assembly manual, as well as the code, will also be made available online for free on GitHub. For this reason, hexapod robots are crucial in STEM learning as it brings theory into practic