Let's Make Robots!

The Roach

Geir Andersen's picture
Runs around bumping into stuff
Cost to build: 
$10
Time to build: 
4 hours
Weight: 
100 grams

One of the first ‘robots’ I built was a Beetle bug based on the intractable found here.

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-a-Robot---The-BeetleBot/

It’s a great beginner project with no logic or programming, just some switches and some motors. I think the design is absolutely brilliant, and I’m very pleased with my adaptation.

(Scared the shit out of my wife…)

The wiring is simpel

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On the table you can also see the part from an old mouse I used for the shell

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Dead bug

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McDuino's picture
I built theis circuit as my very first robot, yours looks great!
MG2R's picture
Great to scare the crap out of people with
Michi 2000's picture

I will now build such a robot. His look is very good.

joC's picture
That's an classic circuit, isn't it. Yours looks really good, Geir. Nice and black and roachlike!