Popsicle Stick Hexapod R.I.P.

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Seeing OddBot's Chopsticks robot on YouTube was a revelation to me. I all of a sudden realized one didn't need to spend a lot of money making a walking robot.

Not having many chopsticks on hand I turned to another inexpensive building materiial craft sticks. I like calling them Popsicle sticks since that's what I called them as a child. Of course Popsicle sticks are technically used to hold Popsicle brand frozen treats, but I'm hoping I wont get in too much trouble using the term loosely here.

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