With Instructables you can share what you make with the world and tap into an ever-growing community of creative experts.
Welcome!I have been in robotics since I was a kid and I am very passionate by robotics. I learn BEAM robotics around 1997-98 and started building robo...
Here ar the parts you will need:the robot parts'2 - 1,5V motors2 - SPDT switchs mechanically easy to trigger2 - AA battery1 - AA battery holder1 - pla...
Cut 13 pieces of 2,5inch long electric wire. ps- cut 14 if you are supertisious.
Now just remove around 1cm to each extremity of the wire. In other word, strip the wire at both end. That is 0.3935 inch to be precise. After that ...
Here is everything you need to start building ok ok I forgot the paperclips and ... what else? MUWAHAHAHA!
solder each wire to your parts.
Here is the principal and most important thing about the beetlerobot. It is call the "third connection" In you AA battery you have 2 wires that prov...
Glue your switchs on the battery holder in a V shape. Don't forget to put the blue "third connection" wire in front. I have found a much more effici...
Glue both motors on the battery holder Make sure they spin forward... I have just realise that this does not make any sense at all! :P Look at the ...
Here you are going to make the third wheel, the back caster using a plastic or wooden pearl. You can make something fancy or very simple. I took the ...
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 col...
You are going to give your little robot some way to feel the world. Take the small paperclip and bend them to form some antenna. Glue them on the m...
Take the heatshrink and shrink them on the shaft of your motors. Use a lighter to attach them. Yo can put more layer if you want to, different colours...
CONGRADULATION!You made you first Beetlerobot!Cross your finger, put the AA into the battery holder and but the robot on the floor...Does it work?to s...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switchhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switchps- This robot does not stop the opposite motor when it touch a wall, it REVERSE...
ok this is simpleThe electric motor spin when you apply electricity to it. It will spin clockwise and anti-clockwise when you swap the polarity.If the...
Here is the complete circuit and one half of the beetle robot brain! Click the next step to see how electricity flow in the circuit!
Here you can see what happen when electricity flow through the circuit. Check the second picture. So you can see that one battery will power BOTH mot...
I hope your cat is going crazy with the robot... maybe your dog? Does your robot go in a straight line? Here is a quick fix. If the robot start roll...
I hope everythings work's perfectly for you, if no, ask your questions here!I took a picture of a special page from the wonderful book Junkbots, Bugb...
Remove these ads by
Signing Up
Not NiceInappropriateSpam321,120 views
274 favorites
Posted:
Jun 29, 2007
License:
PDF Downloads
As a Pro member, you will gain access to download any Instructable in the PDF format.
You also have the ability to customize your PDF download.
Visit Our Store »
Go Pro Today »