Bristlebot
Ever wanted to build your own robot? Here is a very simple robot you can build using a toothbrush, a pager motor and a battery. Instructions and a video are below.
You start by getting a toothbrush and cutting of the the head. It’ll be the platform for the robot.
Then you need a small vibrating motor, a one from a pager will do nicely. You can also use one with unbalanced output shaft.
Then the battery. You can use any 1-9 V battery, you can use an alkaline or lithium coin cell or watch battery 1.5 V or 3 V. solder short copper wire leads to the motor terminals.
You will need foam tape, apply the foam tape to your toothbrush platform, it’ll hold the motor in place.
Attach the motor to the tape. Be sure to leave some space to stick the battery.
Put the battery between the copper wires and it’s done.
3 comments December 20th, 2007
