Monday, February 16, 2009

How To Build A Fighting Robot (Part 2)

Next you have to tape 4 batteries on to the platform. Now attach the LEGO wheels to the end of the vibrators(wheels should be larger than vibrators). Now attach the wires to the switch. Make sure the batteries are all connected. Then attach the wires to the batteries. Switch should be OFF while doing this. If your switch is on, then the robot will drive away incomplete.
Building a robot is really easy. If you are in our class you've probably seen my robot and Ethan's robot ; That cost us virtually nothing. But other robots like asimo can cost tens of thousands of dollars. I'm about to tell you how to make your own; first you just need a couple of simple things:6 battery's, 4 vibrators from 2 video game controllers, six toy wheels, a piece of flat wood about 3 inches across and 7 inches long, and some electric tape. First you take the vibrator and take the thick metal part attached to the little pole that makes it spin(do that to all six of the vibrators).Then you take the toy wheels(make sure that there about 4 inches in diameter). Then you take the wheels and put two wheels on the side of the board(you will be making a robot that spins around in circles so make sure to attach the vibrators so the are going the same way).attach two vibrators on the other side and only one vibrator on both ends. After that you put the six battery's on the platform attach the wires to the battery's then you tape the wires down and watch it spin. After you get bored of it which will be about ten seconds later try putting it in a bowl of flour or something if your mom is baking and freak her out.

Brendan