Dizzy Robots are cute pocket-sized pals that dance around until they fall over. Thanks go to Steve Hoefer for the original article in MAKE Volume 24. To download The Dizzy Robot video click here and subscribe in iTunes. Check out the complete Dizzy Robot article in MAKE Volume 24 and you can see that in […]
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Dizzy Robots are cute pocket-sized pals that dance around until they fall over. Thanks go to Steve Hoefer for the original article in MAKE Volume 24. View the PDF of this project. and then subscribe to MAKE magazine for other great projects you can do over the weekend. Get the Dizzy Robot Template here
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I love miniball bots and other types of ballbots where the electronics and mechanics are housed inside and the vehicle “navigates” by rolling around and bouncing off of stuff. Here’s the same basic idea, inside a cylinder (a clear paint can). It’s the Barreller, by Randy Sarafan. The way the continuous rotation servo is used […]
Continue ReadingAfter exploring the innards of our CD drives, students in my robotics class are coming up with some clever junkbots. Here are a few of the first ones, more to come as they evolve.As the school year begins, how do you help students understand the basics of electricity, manufacturing, and creating original devices? As a student, what are the best projects for the start of the semester or school year to get you excited to go deeper and learn more?
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I love this funky little vibrobot, made from a mobile phone vibrartor, keypad, a clothespin, and some wire. Vibroroach More: Jar-lid vibrobot Vibrobot from a speaker and pull-cord toy HOW TO – Make a Bristlebot a tiny directional …
Continue ReadingBill VanLoo used the Vibrobot project from MAKE, Volume 10 with his students at Honey Creek Community School. The 4/5 technology classes built Vibrobots for one of their project this year. Vibrobots are small electric bug-like creatures that are built from a small metal or plastic enclosure (think mint tin), a motor, and some ingenuity. […]
Continue ReadingYet another vibrobot design, this one made out of a metal jar lid, motor, switch, and battery. Killer Jar Lid Robot is Coming For You!
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