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We developed it for a hexapod walking robot that combines multiple bipedal robots to increase its load. The control method integrated Extenics theory with neutrosophic logic to obtain a two-stage decision-making algorithm. The first stage was an offline qualitative decision-applying Extenics theory, and the second was a real-time decision process using neutrosophic logic and DSmT theory. The two-stage algorithm separated the control phases into a kinematic control method that used a PID regulator and a dynamic control method developed with the help of sliding mode control (SMC). By integrating both control methods separated by a dynamic switching algorithm, we obtained a hybrid force\/position control that took advantage of both kinematic and dynamic control properties to drive a mobile walking robot. The experimental and predicted results were in good agreement. They indicated that the proposed hybrid control is efficient in using the two-stage decision algorithm to drive the hexapod robot motors using kinematic and dynamic control methods. The experiment presents the robot\u2019s foot positioning error while walking. The results show how the switching method alters the system precision during the pendulum phase compared to the weight support phase, which can better compensate for the robot\u2019s dynamic parameters. The proposed switching algorithm directly influences the overall control precision, while we aimed to obtain a fast switch with a lower impact on the control parameters. 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