DIY Vibrobots
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Thursday, 20 of December , 2007 at 1:18 am
Building your own robot doesn’t have to be complicated, as long as you’re not building a complicated robot. Sure, you might have to learn how to solder or something, but building a bot is a great excuse to get comfortable with the skill. Vibrobots are about as simple as it gets: these robots use unbalanced motors (the things that make your cellphone vibrate) to power them along. Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories has a neat tutorial on how to make your own vibrobot with little more than a motor, a battery, a toothbrush, and some tape. Before you scoff at this little bot, at least take the time to watch the video below (or skip to the end of it, anyway) and see just how well it works… I guarantee you will be impressed:
If you like the idea but would rather fork over $60 for a pre-assembled, slightly fancier vibrobot, you can buy one at Etsy that runs on solar power rather than a battery. Check it out, after the jump.
[ Evil Mad Scientist Vibrobot Tutorial ]
[ Etsy ] VIA [ 7Gadgets ]
Category: DIY
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Comment by Andre L. Soares
Made Wednesday, 26 of December , 2007 at 12:26 pm
That yes it is important: to use the science and the technology in favor of the human health, and not of the war.
Comment by Marem
Made Tuesday, 14 of April , 2009 at 7:21 pm
…im out of motors…and my toothbrush doesnt work…
Comment by a secretive guy
Made Sunday, 7 of June , 2009 at 11:09 am
heres as cheap as it gets:
1. get a electric toothbrush
2. tape it to a piece of cardboard
3. give it a few sturdy legs with chopsticks
4. tape the legs
and there you go