WORLD’S SMALLEST LINE-FOLLOWING ROBOT
Fabricate an incredibly small and capable vibrobot using a handful of components.
Written by Naghi Sotoudeh
Gunther Kirsch
RIZEH IS A PERSIAN WORD THAT MEANS “TINY,” AND OUR RIZEH ROBOT IS VERY SMALL INDEED. Driven by two cellphone vibrators, it’s very inexpensive to build and operate. The robot is able to execute basic linear and circular motions, and with its downward-facing infrared detectors, can accurately follow a black line on a white background. To our knowledge, it’s the smallest line-following vibrobot ever made!
We applied some clever design tricks to minimize the number of components needed to ...
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