Mantis Hacks

Mantis Hacks Mantis Hacks - My maker projects and other engineering builds that started with The Mantis Hexapod. The Mantis walking machine started as an idea back in 2007.

The Mantis Hexapod Walking Machine - Developed 2009 to present by Matt Denton ( Micromagic Systems Ltd )

With a 5 meter working envelope and weighing in at 1900Kg this is definitely the largest hexapod we have built so far! In 2009 we secured private funding to start the project and after three years of design, build and testing the Mantis made it's public début in the summer of 2012 at Bestival

IOW UK. The Mantis is a giant hydraulic hexapod robot powered from a 2.2 litre Turbo Diesel engine. The operator can be either on-board or remote via a WiFi link. Although this is the first version of the Mantis to be released, it is essentially MKII. MKI was finished and tested during the summer of 2011, however, there were several mechanical and hydraulic issues that needed to be resolved, including the removal of the fourth leg axis which is the most obvious difference between MKI and MKII.

I’ve started a car project I may regret 😬
31/03/2026

I’ve started a car project I may regret 😬

I'm re-building my 1967 Morris Minor Pickup Truck. Most of the time I don't know what I'm doing.. wish me luck!This video is sponsord by https://www.pcbway.c...

18/03/2026

Back in 2023 James Bruton built this crazy bike based on a hover board, here I am trying to ride it 😬

06/03/2026

Awesome 🙌

04/03/2026
27/02/2026

3D Printed two stage planetary gear box! 64:1 reduction. Tested to destruction on my YT channel.

24/02/2026

Building the XXL Lego Inspired Gokart, speed run to 30mph 😮and drifting with Colin Furze 👊 Colin furze

22/02/2026

My Nephew Drifts The XXL Lego Inspired GoKart

18/02/2026

I got to ride this AT-AT built by James Bruton 💪

17/02/2026

Giant Lego inspired Marvel warmachine mech!

15/02/2026

Is this my best build to date?! The Lego “inspired” Monkey Bike

08/02/2026

Making an R/C robot from a filament spool!

New Video Out Now!
05/02/2026

New Video Out Now!

Meet SpoolBot! A R/C robot made out of a 2Kg Prusa Filament Spool. This was a fun project to work on and includes CAD, 3D Printing, Electronics and Coding. T...

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