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The winner of the recent Trossen Robotics Contest, indie roboticist Kåre Halvorsen has created Phoenix.
It's self-contained, and remotely controlled robot using Bluetooth. The movements are calculated using an Excel spreadsheet, and it moves similarly to a real spider.
Kåre Halvorsen was inspired to build his Phoenix from viewing the Hexapod Nursery.
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