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Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 10
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Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 10

by Mark Frauenfelder
May 2007
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
190 pages
7h 58m
English
Make: Community
Content preview from Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 10

1+2+3 Vibrobot

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By Mark Frauenfelder

Make a twitchy, bug-like robot with a toy motor and a mint tin.

You will need: Metal candy mint tin, wire coat hanger, 1.5V motor from a battery-powered toy, small metal washers (4), small bolts and nuts (2), about 1' of insulated wire, paper clip, ¼M flat plastic faucet washers 37/64" OD (3), AA battery, hot glue gun, hot glue, cable tie

When my 3-year-old daughter dropped the $1 battery-powered fan I bought her, the plastic case cracked, ruining it. I promised her I’d make something even better using the fan’s motor. I’m a fan of Chico Bicalho’s wonderful windup toys, so I made a robot inspired by his designs. ...

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