Bristle Bot From an Old Rc Helicopter(epic Fail Contest)

by hacknmake in Circuits > Robots

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Bristle Bot From an Old Rc Helicopter(epic Fail Contest)

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I had an old mini rc helicopter laying around with a broken remote control so I thought is has suitable parts to make a bristle bot

Disassemble the Helicopter

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This part is straight forward. take a suitable screwdriver for your heli and remove all screws. take out the motors, plastic motor mounts and sled. (cut the plastic parts if necessary)

Connect Wires of Motors Together and Solder Them to Battery Clip

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Before this step I tested motors at 3volts DC to see the amount of vibration they generate. they were vibrating pretty well so I only glued blue and red metal tubes(I still dont know how I did this) in order to replicate vibration motors. (as you might know vibration motors have unbalanced(asymmetrical) weight on the tip.) Later I soldered motor wires and glued the motor mount to the sled. I connected the bot to the power supply again and checked if its vibrating. It was working well. I didnt have a button cell battery clip and I decided to use what I got and decided to use the AA battery clip.(I thought motors gonna handle the weight or I had to be very high :) )

It Didnt Even Move (EPIC FAIL)

It was stucked under the weight. I think I'm gonna remove the AA battery clip and redo the previous steps in a better way.