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Build your own pet "robot!" This is one of the 48 projects for our Instructables: Made In Your Mind (IMIYM) exhibition at the Children’s Museum of Ho...
We are selective in our materials for cost, ease of use, and safety due to our high traffic (800,000 visitors annually). So, for our purposes, this de...
We offer optional video segments of each step for this project in the actual exhibit. Here is a compilation of all the steps.
The fingernail brush we use is a little too narrow and tends to tip over when moving, so we adding in stabilizers. To start, cut the Pipe Cleaner into...
Bend one piece in half and place it over one end of the brush. Tape it in place.
Bend the ends off to the sides of the brush to create “feet.”
Repeat steps 2-3 at the other end of the brush.
Since you don't really need all the pipe cleaner to make feet, as an option, you can use the other two pieces of pipe cleaner to create ears (or horns...
Remove the paper backing from one side of the double-sided foam tape. Stick the tape to the top of inside edge of a handle. Do not remove the other pa...
While the leads to the motor come very slighly exposed, it really isn't enough to work well. So, you need to strip the wires a bit more, but the lead ...
Peel off the backing from the motor and stick it to the inside edge of the handle opposite from the foam tape.
Remove backing from the foam tape and press the one of the wires into the center of the tape so it just sticks. Keep the other wire off the foam tape....
Stick the battery onto the tape over the exposed wire with the positive (“+”) side facing up.
To turn on your BristleBot, tape the free wire to the “+” side of the battery. To turn it off, remove the wire. The vibrations that make the BristleB...
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