Bill Gurstelle had a broom-based Bristlebot at Maker Faire Austin, but I never saw it in action. This one was built by Gregg Horton. He has an Instructable that shows you how he did it. Seems like you could easily add some sort of bumpers or other obstacle avoidance rigging so that you wouldn’t need to do as much footwork. I love how it looks sort of like an over-eager Scottie dog at some points in the videos.
More:
Our Bristlebot coverage on MAKE
In the Maker Shed:
BrushBot kit
Build your own scuttling vibrobot with our BrushBot kit from the Maker Shed. BrushBots are easy to make, fun to build, and easy to personalize. You will find all the parts needed to build 4 BrushBots in each kit.
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