Very Very Cheap Platform

So, I was starting on building my second robot, and I didn't really find enough materials around. I found straws and chopsticks, so I cut them up, glue them, and made them into a cheap base for my robot.

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Materials:

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  • Your microcontroller
  • Breadboard (same width as microcontroller)
  • Glue-gun
  • 4 pieces of straws
  • 4 pieces of chopsticks

Step 1: Using the glue-gun, stick the 4 straw pieces on the board, 2 on opposite sides (see above picture)
Step 2: Attach the chopstick pieces onto the chip, 2 on opposite sides with approximately the same distance from each other so that the chopstick pieces can fit in the straw pieces easily.

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Pro: Cheap, Able to separate microcontroller with the breadboard to modify the circuits

Con: Kinda flimsy, depends what kind of glue you use

 

…And that’s pretty much it…Sorry for the bad documentation :(. I’ll provide a video once I get another Arduino + breadboard or when the thing breaks down.

 

I like the idea to use

I like the idea to use simple materials. Most of the time I am doing the same, just using what I have lying around.