As tinker and software geek robotics is a brilliant field. Finally a field that combines the beautiful creations coming out of your FDM printer and the results of multiple cups of coffee turned into (almost) working software. However where do you get started and how does it actually work? This talk is about all these questions and the corresponding answers that I found during my journey to build my first hexapod robot. From designs to simulation, custom pcbs to finally a walking robot.