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Old 03-23-2010, 02:36 PM
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Guys we are getting closer to making our little guys move by themselves.
Check this out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjdCiigaKi0
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Old 03-23-2010, 02:55 PM
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Oh my....I may need to get to Toys R Us now! Who will be the first one of us to rip the parts out and hook it to a base?

So...no more vibrating fields!! Just vibrating men...we are definitely going to have to go weighted on these.
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Old 03-23-2010, 03:01 PM
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Check this!!

HEXBUG Nano
Putting the 'micro' in
Micro Robotic Creatures
How small can you go? Using common locomotion principles (see "How it Works," below) we set out to make a really small HEXBUG that gave the appearance of being smart. How will it react when it encounters an obstacle? What happens if it gets turned over? The first prototypes of the Nano were inspired by the old vibrating football games. More recent examples of vibrating motion are the BEAM Vibrobots, and then the Bristlebots. Thirty some iterations, a few years, and dozens of designs later the Nano was born. To give just a taste of how much development went into this product, we engineered and rapid prototyped over 150 variations of legs alone.

How it works. The motor inside the Nano rotates a counterweight that causes forces up and down. The down force causes the legs to bend and the Nano moves forward. The up force causes the creature to hop lifting the front legs off the ground and allowing the legs to unbend. This up and down movement repeats several hundred times per second causing the Nano to move forward. The Nano creature's ability to flip over by itself is due to the rotating forces caused by the motor and the unique internal and external chassis design (and a little magic).
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Old 03-23-2010, 03:02 PM
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My cat would love those guys, especially if they "rolled" like mice.
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Old 03-23-2010, 03:18 PM
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OMG Check this video out! Google bistlebots
http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/bristlebot

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Old 03-23-2010, 03:24 PM
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Interesting toy ! With a little variable resistor and a good tweaking...
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Old 03-23-2010, 03:56 PM
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I have two of those little motors, I just cant figure out how to attach them to the bases.
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Old 03-23-2010, 04:12 PM
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Double sided tape. Home depot and Lowes have some red stuff that is very good. Let us know how it works. Doug
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All these videos reminds me of a motel I stayed at the last time I was in Florida. Thanks, now the nightmares are going to return....
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