| "Good help is hard to find" |
[Feb. 11th, 2010|09:48 pm] |
He offered Bunting top-of-the-line hardware to build two more hexapods, one of which Intel would use to tour the county showing off potential applications of its devices. Bunting would be free to keep the other for further research.
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The mechanical spider also grabbed the attention of a Gilbert robotics business called Crust Crawler. The business sells kits that allow customers to assemble, program and operate robots of their own. After seeing Bunting's robot, owner Alex Dirks contacted Bunting about creating operation codes for the firm's hexapod kit in exchange for free equipment and exposure.
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"It's hard to find people like Matt who know their stuff and can really deliver on software to make a really functional, lifelike walking gait for a hexapod," Dirks said. "We've been in this business for almost 10 years now, and he is only the second person in nine years that puts his money where his mouth is and can actually do it."
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http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/02/09/spider-robot-learns-walk/
Yes, it is hard to find people who would agree to work for free. |
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