NattyMachines has designed and built numerous Hexapod positioning systems. Hexapods define the position of their load by controlling six linear degrees of freedom.

Since modern controls and softwares are getting cheaper and smaller, the hexapod can be regarded as a "soft" machine with drive and control algorithms based on "ineverse kinematics". This is in contrast with original "playback" applications, like the Stewart platform in a "Singer" flight simulator.

Two major concerns exist in these devices: Range of motion, and the detail design of joints. Being parallel devices, hexapods exhibit great advantages in terms of rigidity and precision.