Itty Bitty Vibrobot

This is a quick, easy project to build a tiny vibrating robot, a vibrobot. Vibrobots dance around typically by having an off-balance motor make them jiggle.

This one uses a vibrating motor from an old cell phone, a 3V watch battery, and a paper clip. A little soldering, some hot glue, and you've got a vibrobot!

Step 1 Gather materials

Here's what you'll need:
1. A watch battery (I used a 3V, but you can probably use whatever you find)
2. A motor from an old cell phone
3. A big paper clip
4. Soldering iron, solder, flux (optional)
5. Hot glue gun
6. Electrical tape
7. Sharpie or other dark marker

Optional but helpful:
8. Metal file
9. Rubbing alcohol
10. Needlenose pliers for the bending

Comments

[wareneutron]

it is the simplest vibrobot in all.

[shadowyblade]

 Too bad this is technically not a real robot.  A robot must respond to stimuli. However, vibrobots are always fun anyway.  Good instructable!

[D5quar3]

Actually when you bump it thats a stimuli and when you bump them they go the other way don't they?

[shadowyblade]

I suppose, if you were to interpret it VERY liberally.

[D5quar3]

I like getting technical

[iectyx3c]

Superb. Fun and fast!

[bob the builder #1]

could you turn one of these into a water strider robot?

[mrdepo96]

a strider bot is much different, check out the instructible for it!

[Sergant Tinkers]

You could also use a vibrating motor from a cheap vibrating motor from walmart.

[Tommyhzy]

Please do not solder to the battery, someday it will explode and you will get hurt. I am very concerned.

[maRiigeL]

can you user a pager motor instead of using vibrating motor that looks like a watch battery...??

[bob the builder #1]

I'm going to add floats like the stride bot to this!!

[Lt. Duct Tape]

I found a way to remotely activate it and put it on my teacher's chair this morning!

[bumpus]

i just made one, its awesome!!! I'm taking it to school tommrow

[Whaleman]

Hehe, now all you have to do is put it in a fake cockroach and take it to Denny's!

[LividMonkey]

Or Waffle House. Cockroaches love that place.

[Whaleman]

Yeah... But I don't have any future in-laws who work there.... But could still work =)

[Gjdj3]

Lmfao. Outback Steakhouse might be a more appropriate target. I have actually seen a cockroach there!

[corey_caffeine]

or some really high class restaurant

[Eric-the-halfa-bee]

If you have trouble soldering to a battery or other smooth surface than a drop of soldering acid on it will rough up the surface enough that it stichs better that solder to solder.

[dean-101]

an easier way to do it is use a file or sand paper (lots cheaper also). the only reason i use these 2 is cause no where i no sells solder acid

[Naeem Iftikhar]

Good its good as fun but I think if we do in this way lots of other ideas will come to other so you have done a good thing. I did not found your frofile but I think you are in good age and doing good, carry on God bless you.

[Doctor What]

Umm... it might have been done before:

coll spiders

[iq_abyss]

This is a variation, get a soul. BTW: Great job Pepik.

[Doctor What]

OOOH, harsh. :)

[iq_abyss]

LOL

[brainspater]

this be cool for prank you no.

[Charger_06]

hey pepik what kind of cell u get the motor ouf of

[pepik]

The motor came out of a Samsung A460 that I used to use on Sprint's network.

[Charger_06]

thx

[HeWantsRevenge]

hehe...love this bug +1

[jongscx]

I have so many potentially wrong things to comment right now, so I'll save you guys the trouble: (Post Removed By Community Request )

[jongscx]

Oh yeah, And great instructable!

[!Andrew_Modder!]

lol

[GorillazMiko]

awesome! looks easy and cheap

[Pyrowuzzup]

it looks like a sad face lol

[Tool Using Animal]

Although it's durn cute, it's not BEAM.

[pepik]

Whoops, you're right. Corrected. Thanks!