Scrubber Robot From Old Stuff............

I just realised I head everything in my house to build one of those bristle bots......very funny indeed.....

search around for:

-an old electric 3V motor, mine comes from a pocket fan I bought when I was a kid...

-4 tooth brushes (I got those ones in my hotel in hong kong...)

-a fishing line weight the split type is the simplest I can imagine, but any heavy metal piece the size of a pea will fit, you will just have to drill it.

-duct tape

-RC models glue (stronger for small items, but any strong glue does the same...)

-an old plastic telephone card (not on the picture)

- multi tool

you can get one for a few bucks, but basically, it's just an usual electric motor with an oscillating weight on its axis....


chose a piece of heavy metal (pantera works great, but lead is better for this instructable), the more dense it is , the more vibration you will get.

here, I chose an heavy lead fishing line weight from my fishing box....EASY to fasten on the axis of the motor, just crush it between the pliers' jaws.

fold the phone card, cut the toothbrushes, glue them together and glue that to the motor.

wrap it inside a layer of duct tape for more strength.......

IT works!!!

really funny, my daughter loves it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=minFtOUwS1A&feature=youtu.be