Big $3 Solderless Bristle bot

Toothbrush sized bristle bots are for kids.  Lets take these bots one size bigger and see if we can get them to clean our floors.

Only $3 and takes all of five minutes.  Completely solderless to boot.

For a smaller bristlebot kit thats great for adults and kids, visit BrownDogGadgets.com.  You'll have a little bristlebot running aound your place in no time.

Step 1: What You Need

Most everything you need can be bought from the local Dollar Store, Radio Shack, or you probably have it in your house right now.

Dollar Store Items
$1. A Cheap Electric Toothbrush. We're stealing it's motor.
$1. A cheap scrub brush.  Try to get one with little to no rubber grips on it.

Radio Shack
$1. AA Battery Holder.  With attached leads.
$0.50 A little switch.  Optional really.

Around the house
Copper Wire.  Steal from other stuff if you can, you only need a tiny bit.
Hot (melt) Glue Gun
Wire Strippers (Optional)
AA Batteries.  

Comments

[jbrune1]

i have a question can u use a used toothbrush

[nail face]

as long as the motor works

[jbrune1]

and i wanna make a bigger 1 Joshua Zimmerman so can u give me some instructions on a bigger 1 or is is just double everything please help

[JoshuaZimmerman]

Yeah, just make everything bigger. It works. Look around youtube, some people have made ones that you can ride.

[Wootwootgirl]

That is so cool!!!!!!! Woot!!!!

[sithlil]

is this kinda like one of those little hexbug things?

[JoshuaZimmerman]

Only bigger, cheaper, and more fun.

[sithlil]

ok

[satish47]

Tried it and loved it!!!!!!!!!!!

[JoshuaZimmerman]

I'm glad to hear it worked! It's such a fun thing to make, and darned easy and cheap.

[goldhawk348]

this is the easyiest robot i have ever done

[JoshuaZimmerman]

Building them larger is much more fun interesting, in my opinion, the building them small. Plus you can always use it to clean your floor.

[simplebotics]

cool bristlebot, im gonna make this one too! the only one i have made was from a small toothbrush head and a pager motor! thanks :) !

[JoshuaZimmerman]

The motor I pulled out of the dollar store electric toothbrush was surprisingly powerful. I keep forgetting to go and pick up another one.

Post a photo of your finished bot here! I'd love to see.