Comments on: Simple Robot How-To

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:01:46 +0000

Actually, this design isn’t original for either party involved in the dispute. In fact, I’d go so far as to say this design has been around for a very long time. I made several like this back in the late 70s with motors from some Sizzlers cars. Fun and easy to make, though. By the way, make several and put them in a penned in area. The behavior gets really interesting after a while.

By: Art G. Granzeier III

Art G. Granzeier III — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:59:53 +0000

Sorry, got a comma too close to the TableTop Bot site. Try this: http://www.wrighthobbies.net/bots/ttbot

Also, got a period too close to the series of articles. Try: http://www.wrighthobbies.net/guides/index.htm

By: Art G. Granzeier III

Art G. Granzeier III — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:56:44 +0000

Rahul,

Do a search for “simple robots” lots of materials out there.

Check out Eddy Wright’s TableTop Bot at http://www.wrighthobbies.net/bots/ttbot, and his series of articles on building a robot for $50.00 per month: http://www.wrighthobbies.net/guides/index.htm.

Also, look at solarbotics.com, they have many different kits and range from simple to very complex. My 13 year old son bought a Herbie Mousebot from them and even though he had never held a soldering iron in his life, he put the entire thing together in one Saturday afternoon (very little help from Dad).

Three other sites that have a lot of robotics information are:
1) http://www.chibots.org
2) http://www.seattlerobotics.org
3) http://www.portlandrobotics.org

Good luck,

Art

By: Rahul Tripathi

Rahul Tripathi — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:41:37 +0000

Very nice can you also tell me how to make more simple robots.

By: d-dog

d-dog — Wed, 28 May 2008 03:59:04 +0000

Amazing!My first robot:> I don’t care who built it, its simple and i like it:)

By: Ben House

Ben House — Fri, 23 May 2008 20:32:01 +0000

I am ver impressed by this simple idea. I have read the “Beetlebot” design and they are similer but this on is easier to understand. I am not building this exact robot.. Just one that is in need of a simple bump and dodge mechanism.

Thanks

By: Cray-1

Cray-1 — Mon, 19 May 2008 23:33:23 +0000

ITS BEETLEBOT IN AN ALtOID TIN!!!!!

By: nikypiky

nikypiky — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:20:55 +0000

This is cool but when i went to the shop to buy the components i asked for a SPDT switch and it was totaly different from the one on this site. I then looked around the found the exact one called a miniture micro switch.

By: weirdo id weird

weirdo id weird — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:40:27 +0000

i cant buy all of that stuff!
but thanks for the advice,ill be saving up my allowance

By: elvisodemejero

elvisodemejero — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:41:00 +0000

the robot is good