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(PURPLE) Robo-Beetle!

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Do you want a pet for your home, and you don't like puppies or cats? I made a beetle using a purple plastic case and pieces of dead computers. The legs are from the frame of a PC screen filter. For the movement, I use a toy motor with gear box.

The eye is a red LED inside a roll-on deodorant ball.

37 comments

Aug 21, 2011. 6:08 PMtheswordninja561 says:

man the video won't load on my computer...... and can u make a instructable?

Jul 7, 2011. 6:23 PM

Mr.Sanchez says:

Congrats....Say cheeeeeeez....enjoy your prize.

Jul 7, 2011. 8:28 PM

M.C. Langer (author) says:

Thank you very much Mr. Sanchez!!!! :-)

Jun 28, 2011. 4:36 AMrfrancis says:

how to make it give that with circuit diagram
with proper explanation i am grade 5

Jul 2, 2011. 7:53 PMimBobertRobert says:

there are a lot of tutorials like this, explore! just be prepared for hundreds of dollars of components for some, and really heafty diagrams.

Jun 25, 2011. 6:23 AM

Poehls05 says:

Is it me or does it look like more of a blue?

Jun 26, 2011. 8:15 PM

M.C. Langer (author) says:

Nop. It's purple.

Jun 24, 2011. 11:15 PMmonkeys98 says:

it looks like a dalek head

Jun 26, 2011. 8:15 PM

M.C. Langer (author) says:

:-)

Jun 24, 2011. 6:18 PMJossiEsteban says:

Te felicito esto es puro talento COLOMBIANO !!!

Jun 26, 2011. 8:14 PM

M.C. Langer (author) says:

Muchas gracias JossiEsteban!!! :-) De dónde eres?

Jun 22, 2011. 2:21 PMtinker234 says:

wow it walks sideways

Jun 22, 2011. 6:54 PM

M.C. Langer (author) says:

OOOOUUU YEAH!! :-)

Jun 22, 2011. 8:22 PMtinker234 says:

ok then does it have any extra fetures

Jun 23, 2011. 8:13 PM

M.C. Langer (author) says:

It lights its eye and it's creepy... :-P

Jun 24, 2011. 5:32 AMtinker234 says:

Jun 23, 2011. 10:44 AM

dombeef says:

It is purple, does that count? It also lights up

_{_{_{_{_{It also can fly, but that's for another instructable...}}}}}

Jun 23, 2011. 11:50 AMtinker234 says:

ok that counts

Jun 23, 2011. 5:37 PMThe nerdling says:

gee, you robots are really cool.
how many do you have?

Jun 23, 2011. 8:15 PM

M.C. Langer (author) says:

I have built 150, more or less... I think more.

Jun 23, 2011. 8:24 PMThe nerdling says:

*faint*

Jun 23, 2011. 10:57 AMmrgryphon says:

Teach it to scream "EXTERMINATE!" at people and it might aspire to grow up to be a Dalek.

Jun 23, 2011. 8:14 PM

M.C. Langer (author) says:

I love the idea!

Jun 22, 2011. 9:45 AM

splazem says:

This is awesome!

Jun 22, 2011. 7:19 PM

M.C. Langer (author) says:

Thanks Splazem!! :-)

Jun 22, 2011. 2:49 PM

Robot Lover says:

If you put some rubber erasers on the bottom of the leg, it should move better! 5*

Jun 22, 2011. 7:18 PM

M.C. Langer (author) says:

Nop, it doesn't work with those mechanism. I made the experiment. Thanks!

http://www.instructables.com/id/The-attack-of-the-ALIEN-MUTANT-ROBOT-SUGRU/step8/The-thing-with-the-Sugru-grip-in-the-legs/

Jun 22, 2011. 6:11 PMchrisre cat says:

little darlek

Jun 22, 2011. 7:07 PM

M.C. Langer (author) says:

:-)

Jun 22, 2011. 2:25 PM

SHIFT! says:

Really adorable! This mixes my two favorite things in the world, Robot Beetles and Hal 9000!

Please post a step by step!

Jun 22, 2011. 7:02 PM

M.C. Langer (author) says:

Thanks Shift! Well, You can get some ideas from a previous step by step I made:

http://www.instructables.com/id/The-attack-of-the-ALIEN-MUTANT-ROBOT-SUGRU/