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Build a robot boat using water bottles

Build a robot boat using water bottles
This will show you how to build a robot boat from cheap and easy to use materials, I think it is also a good example of reusing water bottles.

I used two water bottles, polymorph plastic, two motors and propellers, tape, a box, a battery and a motoruino (Arduino clone designed to work with motors, servos and sensors).
 
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Step 1Materials needed:

  • Two water bottles
  • Two simple dc motors
  • Two propellers
  • Isolating tape 
  • Box
  • Motoruino (or any other microcontroller and a h-bridge)
  • Battery

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8 comments
Jul 13, 2011. 11:35 AMjackjackattack says:
how well does it work? does it go fast? if so how fast?
Jul 11, 2011. 3:49 AMjweymarn says:
Good idea! Video?
Jul 9, 2011. 5:05 AMameyanaik says:
awesome man !!
would love to see live video too..
Jul 8, 2011. 3:00 PMarduinoboy says:
Hi Xico! BittyBot from LMR! Hope you win! ;P
Jul 5, 2011. 4:23 PMheavyfire88 says:
Wow..

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Hi, My name is Francisco Dias and I'm a student from Lisbon, Portugal. Have a look at my website: http://www.franciscodias.net/