An analysis must be made for the requirements of the control system. This phase should occur during the construction of the leg modules and the main body, and should be complete before the control system design phase is undertaken. This should take 3 concurrent weeks.

Once the analysis is complete, and an electronic control system has been identified as most promising, the acquisition of the hardware should take an approximate 3 concurrent weeks.

After the design and construction of the leg modules and while the main body is being completed, the design for the control architecture must be processed. The control system will be comprised of the MIT HandyBoard, using the Motorola MC68HC11 processor, and two additional Mini Serial Servo Controllers (SSC) designed by Scott Edwards Electronics. The SSCs will act as the leg module control system. This phase will take 6 weeks.

Once the design of the control system is complete, and the electronic hardware has been tested, prototyping and installing the control system onto the main platform will take an approximate 5 weeks. This period is intentionally over-estimated to allow for unforeseeable setbacks.