How to Build a Robot - The BeetleBot

Step 10 Soldering the brain

Here is the hard part, soldering each wire. Look at this picture and do the same :P

One thing that I forgot to do back then, was to use different colours for the wires to simplify everything.

with some special software I was able to achieve that.

Comments

[biocon77]

do jumper wires work?

[xXYEIROXx]

Hi there, i Did it! it works xDD ok to the grain, i wanna make one for one scientific faire in my high school but i wanna make it with an solar panel, so i dont see where i can put a thirth conection, if you know how plz make me know!

[ashuki]

can you give me the schematic diagram ?

[HOPKIR01]

how come there is only 5 of the white wires??????????????????????????

[sourcer]

uhm... my motors run on 3 volts each, how do I make the robot without getting half the voltage... in this case I mean how do make it without the third connection?

[robomaniac]

Your motor will work with 3V. Your robot will move.

[sourcer]

by that, I meant do you know how to make the robot work without the third connection? I made a bigger version of the robot, and instead of a beetle, I made it into a centipede. doe the centipede to work, I need both of my battery pack to be connected into one, and than use it as a normal batt. pack. I saw you made it into a circuit with a third connection line, which basically makes it half the voltage, but with only 1.5 V, my motor wouldn't move....

[robomaniac]

It is impossible to make that robot without the third connection. The third connection is there to reverse the polarity of the motor. See that thing like two separate battery connected in series, one battery is there to powre both motor forward and the other battery is there for backward. you could make it work using DPDT switch and a single battery. Yep that works.

[sourcer]

by that, I meant do you know how to make the robot work without the third connection?

[XperienceGainer]

We don't really use 13 wires at all, right??

[Tom Buckey]

was this special software called paint? by anychance

[Solarbotics]

on your keyboard press the window logo and R at the same time, then enter "mspaint" then press enter.

[Tom Buckey]

i know, i was being silly i knew it was paint :)

[ARCHGREEN]

how come step 7 show there are 13 wire in total and now this step I can only see 8 wire connected.

[warriorjorge]

seriously, it makes no sense at all....

[Solarbotics]

when you tie two wire together, end to end, it makes one long wire like ram_dabu said, tie the open end of the wire...

[ram_dabu]

buddy it will be difficult for a beginner............. but it does not make any difference.. tie the open end of the wire...

[robo3]

for the info

[robo3]

I built one and it worked Tanx

[knarleydude]

cool robot. have you ever trying a mix of robots like beam robotics and bipedal robots.

[jrgcool35]

Woot! Special software = Paint profram on windows uber rofl xD