Add-ons to the "bristlebot"

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Have any of you added something cool to your bristlebots to make them do something cool (like obstacle avoidance, remote control, etc.)?

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What is a bristle bot?
What is a bristle bot?

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A bristle bot is

A bristle bot is a simple vibrabot. It is made by putting an offset motor onto a toothbrush head. Then you put a battery on it and it will start to move. Some people change it a little bit. Like using a computer chip or kitchen scrubber instead of a toothbrush head. Some people make them RC.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUSTXUis_ys

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I played some with the

I played some with the concept(s) at some point, one afternoon - but it is in a pile of to-do’s now ;/

https://www.robotshop.com/letsmakerobots/node/1708

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bristlebot

I made a pretty terrible bristlebot a while ago and made an instructable about it.

Note: I made this before I learned about porgramming, or anything

http://www.instructables.com/id/Cool_Bristlebot/

there it is…

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here’s another that uses a picaxe

I really like this one because it answers a question of mine: can you “steer” a vibrobot?