About
This blog are mainly about all the robots I’ve made. I’ll post information about what I currently work on in the home page of this blog. You’ll find information about all my different robotic projects in the project page.
My name is Kåre Halvorsen (aka Zenta) from the little country called Norway. I work as a consultant engineer at the Assistive Technology Centre for Rogaland (a part of the Norwegian Welfare Services). I’m a family father with 3 kids and a wonderful (and very patient) wife.
Since I was a little boy I’ve always been fascinated by robots, all kind of robots: biped’s, crawlers (quad,hexa- and octopods), robot arms, rovers and so on. But I started to get more serious about hobby robotics in 2006 when I tried building my first hexapod, highly inspired by the creations of Jim Frye (the owner of Lynxmotion) and Matt Denton’s (owner of Micro Magic Systems) elegant hexapods.
Some of mine creations are also highly inspired by nature, especial insects like ants. Check out the photo’s by Alexander Wild and you’ll see what I mean.
hi
i'm hasan a control engineer and i like insect robot .
what is your small motor used on your robot ? please send me more pic and dataor data sheet
, , your job is wonderful
thanks .
Hey, I writing you this email because I am very interesting about what you have made in your projects. you did great job. while I am studying I would like to make also some similar hexapod robot. Is it possible to send me what you have made and what kind of material did you use?, so i can get some information. Thank you very much
Hi Kare,
Fantastic blog. Really brilliant. Do you have an email I can grab you on I have a few questions for you.
Thanks
Ryan
You are truly a talented robot builder. I like your calling out Matt Denton as one of your inspirations. He is truly one of the Godfathers of hexapod robot builders. I am curious about how people or kids react to robots like A-Pod.. one of the more organic 'bots you've created. –Ray
Amazing!!! i've seen all your projects and i think that i would like to do the same in the future! thanks for the inspiration!!
I have one question for you: ¿ how can you make the body of your bots? ¿which materials do you use or which technique do you use to make its? your robots bodies are perfect, its don't looks homemade bodies.
Thanks very much and congratulations for your work!!
Hello Zeta, Nice to meet you!
My name is Federico and I'm from Brazil, I was surfing for youtube when i've seen a beatiful hexapod the famous A-POD.
So I searched on google who created the a-pod and found it your blog.
I'd like to know if you could give me the plant A-Pod chassis ?
What software you used to create the chassis ?
Unfortunately I can not buy, my country has many import taxes! It would be very expensive for me.
So I'll try to build.
Congratulations for your robots!!!
thank you
Frederick Arantes
[...] like a creepy crab. It also dances and can interact with its environment. While Kåre (“Zenta“) Halvorsen’s MorpHex robot is kind of creepy, it is also a great bit of engineering [...]
[...] (“Zenta”) Halvorsen’s incredibly cool, equally creepy MorpHex robot starts out looking like a ball, but [...]
[...] (“Zenta”) Halvorsen’s impossibly cool, equally creepy MorpHex robot starts out looking like a ball, though [...]
[...] ‘Zenta‘ Halvorsen’s MorpHex robot is a segmented ball that can sprout six legs, shimmy, writhe and [...]
[...] ‘Zenta‘ Halvorsen’s MorpHex robot is a segmented ball that can sprout six legs, shimmy, writhe and [...]
[...] builder Kåre Halvorsen (aka Zenta) has released a new video of his MorpHex robot. This is a hexapod robot with a spherical [...]
Hi Zenta, I have to say I got really impressed by your work (and it looks like I'm not the only one). I am a systems engineering student from Argentina, and I'd like to start a project like this. If I could get any kind of advice or a source of information for this, I would really appreciate it. Congratulations, and keep it up. Greetings from the other side (of the world).
[...] الآن لم يكتمل MorpHex وذلك حسب ما صرح به صانع الروبوت Kåre Halvorsen النرويجي الأصل ويقول أنه يعمل على اضافة مميزات عديدة [...]
[...] ni masih dalam pembinaan. Menurut syarikat yang membangunkannya, KÃ¥re (“Zenta“) Halvorsen, robot yang dinamakan MorpHex Robot, robot ni masih belum bergolek namun fungsi [...]
[...] Kåre (“Zenta”) Halvorsen είναι ο κύριος υπεύθυνος για αυτό το απίστευτα [...]
hi zenta,
awesome work!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDaNkff5Yyg
i saw the above video today and enjoyed the footage of the a-pod 2 and the music to the video. what is the music you used in it? that too is awesome!
cheers,
phil
Hello,
) have u plans for this piece of art? i want make bot like is urs 
)
MorpHex is something really beautifull
Nati
Me and my daughter enjoyed reading your blog post. Keep up the great work.
Dear Mr. Halvorsen,
how about presenting this in http://www.kickstarter.com/, and requesting 200.000,- EUR for starting the company to seriously develop and sell MorpHex? Let me know if you do it, so that i request one MorpHex
JG
[...] är norrmannen Kåre Halvorsen, även känd som Zenta, som ligger bakom denna fjärrstyrda, sexbenta robot som har den unika [...]
[...] Kåre Halvorsen (aka Zenta) has just released a new video of his robot project MorpHex. Now the MorpHex can move around while still in spherical form. It works by periodically protruding its polycarbonate panels to get rolling, and it stops and turns in similar fashion. It is just great. Take a look at all his other projects! [...]
[...] l’occasion de la BOCA Bearings 2012 Innovation Competition, le concepteur Kåre Halvorsen a créer le robot Morphex, un robot polymorphe hexapode. Il est particulièrement intéressant du [...]
Hey! Awesome work. I'm trying to get a hold of you for a story on Fast Company. Could you write me? markjwils at gmail
Thanks!
[...] je vais vous parler un peu de MorpHex, un petit robot hexapode (3paires de pattes), réalisé par Kåre Halvorsen, un Norvégien qui travaille en tant qu’ingénieur-conseil au Centre de technologie [...]
Cool concept! You got my vote on: http://www.bocabearings.com/innovation-contest/ContestantDetails.aspx?ProjectID=37 Good luck!
Heisann.
Har lagt ut artikkelen din her " Sphere Morphing Hexabot now rolls around "
Er fra stavanger jeg også, og driver for tiden å lager denne siden på hobby basis for å få til ett community rundt roboter, 3d printer, cnc, 3d design, arduino etc.
Greit å samle all kul info på en plass
Kos deg videre, og lykke te med konkurransen!
[...] je vais vous parler un peu de MorpHex, un petit robot hexapode (3paires de pattes), réalisé par Kåre Halvorsen, un Norvégien qui travaille en tant qu’ingénieur-conseil au Centre de technologie [...]
found somehow video of your morphex.. it's.. so geniously simply genious. i had to share it on fb, plus posted a vote on the invetion website. my girlfriend reacted to the post by naming the bot.. i know you name it already but… she made me laugh.. this is what she wrote "it's a mangostobot!!!
( Mangosteen+Robot)" 
))) i have to admit, i had to google mangosteen but… the girl is right 
again… very very impressive. goog luck with all your work
I would be interested in starting a company with you to build toy robots and miltary robots…
Send me an email with your contact information and i will get in touch…
Virgel
[...] By Kåre Halvorsen aka Zenta [...]
Hello,
We the students at CHARUSAT (Charotar University of Science and Technology), Gujarat, India, have organized a first of its kind Concept-Fest in India COGNIZANCE' 12 to bring forward innovative minds.
Our Concept-Fest is scheduled on September 28-29.
We would feel honored if you address us through video calling for just 15-30 minutes on "WORLD THROUGH THE EYE OF AN INNOVATOR" and interact with us.
It will a great honor for us Sir.
Hoping for a positive reply.
Yours Sincere,
Saurabh
Hi Kare/Zenta.
I am trying to create a small dance play (currently we might have a gig in march in italy) involving live dancers and spider robots. I was wondering if you might interested in joining in… Write me an email and I'll tell you more.
Lucio