BugBot

My son wanted to make a something for his school's science exibition. Since he is just 8, I wanted to a project that is age appropriate and where he could follow my instructions to assemble one

Out of many ideas, we decided to make a bugbot. It doesnot involve any microcontroller programing or expensive parts. Basic idea was to use a motor with unbalanced load, causing it to vibrate, The motor is resting on a wooden piece with 6 legs, giving it a bug / insect look

This is project can be assembled by kids under adult supervision

Step 1: What Do We Need ?

Material

• Small piece of wood
• DC 3V motor
• AA Battery holder
• Small switch
• Small wires
• Double side tape
• GI wire or any hard metallic wire

Tools

• Soldering Iron
• Dremel/ small drill

Step 2: Base and Legs

• Cut 3 pieces of 14cm long GI Wires
• Drill 6 holes on wooden piece (4CM x 9cm)
• Pass the wires as shown and bend them, so that appear like a insect legs
• Paint the body and legs with black or color of your choice

Step 3: Electronics

Motor : Connect one wire to AA battery holder and another to switch
Switch : COnnect one wire to Motor and one to AA BAttery
Follow circuit diagram as shown

Step 4: Play Time

Fix the motor, switch and battery holder using double side tape
Switch on to begin playing

Tips

Based on the legs, the bot will move in circular or side or front or back
Adjust the legs that all touch the ground
The rear legs should be taller to make the bot move forward
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