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DIY Bristlebot: You Might as Well Use That Toothbrush For Something

lilbit123 — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:08:12 EDT

and also im going to make a giant one with a big brush and like 4 D batterys and a ton of vibration motors from ps2 controlers

lilbit123

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lilbit123 — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:07:32 EDT

AWSOME i made one that could stick to stuff slightly and it cleans my tv =)

lilbit123

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Brian Sexton — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 01:31:51 EST

@doofusgumby: I know; I was only joking. :)

@BMErdin: Awesome! I am 34, though, so I do remember when pagers were common. :)

Brian Sexton

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nerdia314 — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:36:27 EST

i built one today after going out and buying an angled-bristle toothbrush, a crappy old cell phone, and foam tape. i don't really have anything good lying around...but here's a picture of mine:

[i89.photobucket.com]

nerdia314

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takemetoyourtoaster — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 07:49:55 EST

ok i'm about to add to peoples ideas together,
take one ps2 controller+ some sort of angled brush+battery=robotic mop/broom(?)

takemetoyourtoaster

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RoninianHoon — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:18:28 EST

nice cat toy

RoninianHoon

DIY Bristlebot: You Might as Well Use That Toothbrush For Something

origamimavin — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:35:09 EST

i just made one. it's funny watching it run around the desk. i like it a lot. and i had everything laying around. put a broken cell phone to good use.

origamimavin

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Justapspfan — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:24:10 EST

Looks pretty cool, I wonder what would happen if you swapped the motor/battery orientation?

Justapspfan

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mcnee — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:35:36 EST

@baglunch - or a bunch of football player figures - like the old vibrating table football games, but in reverse.

mcnee

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baglunch — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:07:48 EST

Needs a little knight with a lance on top.

baglunch

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zenpoet — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:24:26 EST

@Reilaos, Original Asus Fanboy: Like you, I don't know why, but I could not stop laughing while watching that little guy just rocket around.

@Brian Sexton: ...

zenpoet

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jetexas — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:50:59 EST

I wonder if you could add a rudder down the middle or off the back to steer it.

jetexas

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StarChaser Tyger — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:17:30 EST

It's an electronic cockroach without the 'ew'. I love it...

StarChaser Tyger

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BMErdin — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:10:50 EST

@Brian Sexton: Holy crap, your comment makes me feel old.

BMErdin

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doofusgumby — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:16:45 EST

@Brian Sexton: it's "pager" as in the kind of thing with an alphanumeric...er, well, numeric display. the motor from it is the thing that made it vibrate instead of BEEP BEEP BEEP.

doofusgumby

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DivZero — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:52:43 EST

this thing would scare the crap out of a cockroach...

DivZero

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teejay333 — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:58:50 EST

Obviously we can all see what this is. Another excuse for robots to take over something else in our lives and make us even fatter. In the future people will:
1)Wake up...2)walk *or teleport?* to bathroom...3)Toss Bristlebot in mouth...4)And proceed to have teeth brushed for them.

teejay333

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Brian Sexton — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:28:20 EST

@Abor33: What you can't tell from the video is that the white surface started out dirty-completely covered with dry-erase marks and smudges until the little bristlebot cleaned it all up.

Brian Sexton

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Brian Sexton — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:26:45 EST

Does "Pager" refer to the type of motor like "Wankel rotary engine" or is that the name of the manufacturer or retailer?

Brian Sexton

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whiteknight — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:56:45 EST

Dude, that was great. That really made my day!

whiteknight

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Abor33 — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:12:14 EST

Stupid as ****. Might be more useful and entertaining if you used it to brush gunk and debris off hard to reach places on electronics.

Abor33

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AqueousBeef — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:38:32 EST

this really made me smile, almost enough to make me track down the materials, but no

AqueousBeef

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AqueousBeef — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:36:50 EST

@jsmjr816: you realize you just charge the flash then whack it on your hand and it does the same thing with no modding required

AqueousBeef

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LittleJon — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:46:33 EST

@jawzxy: I think the only way this could hurt a cat would be if he'd swallow the thing !

p.s. I can't believe they felt the need to make a laborious instructional video. One look at a photo of the thing should be enough information to allow anyone with an IQ over room temp to build one. It's hardly the most complex machine ever conceived.

LittleJon

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hhaller — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:19:50 EST

@Azteck 5000: I'd take it to Bristle Motor Speedway.

Oh god, forgive me. That was really bad, but I couldn't help myself

hhaller

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QWERTYthon — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:11:41 EST

If this was safe for cats to chase, I would so want this as a cat toy. However, I feel like my cat would end up somehow hurting himself if presented with this.

QWERTYthon

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DeadWriter — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:00:23 EST

It's not a robot, but it's still cool.

DeadWriter

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Azteck — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:57:27 EST

I can't wait for one of you rednecks to put a big ass numero 3 on it and try to race it at bristol Motor Speedway.

Azteck

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Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:52:42 EST

Warning: Steampunk kits are for external use only.

Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E

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Kanidia — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:43:11 EST

I love Oral B toothbrushes!

Kanidia

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MagnoliaBoy — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:41:56 EST

Props dude, that made me really smile. I nominate you, Sir Evil Mad Scientist, for the next Mr Wizard. Now go kick Bill Nye ass, sleep with his wife, and poison his garden.

MagnoliaBoy

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ipodrulz — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:34:21 EST

Maybe I could use that to scrub my floors... Video was very well done.

ipodrulz

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DirkusMaximus — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:24:33 EST

@jsmjr816: LOL YUO G0T OHM3D.

/horrible, horrible electronics geek joke, I know.

DirkusMaximus

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jsmjr816 — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:03:09 EST

I just modded a one time use camera I found around school into a button pushed (old-style?) flash. Now I can imitate men in black...> you know nothing of what I just said
I got electrocuted the hell out of though, I have a hugeass blister on my finger

jsmjr816

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strider_mt2k — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:55:35 EST

Looks like a kind of B.E.A.M. Bot.
Mark Tilden himself was the original BEAMER you know.
[en.wikipedia.org]

(-and all things serve the Beam, say thankya big big)

I think the only additional mod I might do would be some kind of a wire bumper to help it bounce itself out of corners a little better.
I'm thinking RC toy antenna type wire that's light and springy.

Yeah I might build one if I can scrounge up a tiny vibro motor from something, or make my own from a Zip Zap motor. The rest is easy.

I love stuff like this, and for kids it's tops.

strider_mt2k

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Netscott — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:51:24 EST

Seriously cool, I didn't expect it to move out like it does!

-Scott

Netscott

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Rob C — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:46:48 EST

@AxCrusnik:

awesome idea man, I think i'm going to make a huge one of these with AA batts and 2 or 3 of those motors that you'd find in things like those mini-fans.

Rob C

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kbarrett — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:24:35 EST

LEAVERUS: Where do i get a broken pager? Or should i mug a doctor?

Look in the electronics junk bin at a goodwill store. The same box they keep dead cellphones in.

Wacky Willy's in Aloha, OR has the motors on the shelf, as well ( no website though ).

kbarrett

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DG — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:05:50 EST

It looks like a caterpillar on crack.

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Reilaos: Reading Comprehension is your friend! — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:05:39 EST

Watching that thing go make me sort've smile stupidly to myself, for some reason. I wanna do it.... hey, I've got a broken cell phone! Bwahahah!

Reilaos: Reading Comprehension is your friend!

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AxCrusnik — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:04:15 EST

That's fricking sweet. Playstation controllers have 2 of those types of motors (but way bigger) inside them for the rumble feature. Now I just need to find a scrub brush with bristles on an angle.

AxCrusnik

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LA_Longhorn — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:01:39 EST

I love this!

It was much faster than I thought it would be- very cool!

LA_Longhorn

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leaverus — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:51:50 EST

Where do i get a broken pager? Or should i mug a doctor?

leaverus

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dezinewiz — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:34:29 EST

That's not a robot....

That's ridiculousness!

dezinewiz

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dna — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:27:26 EST

Oh wow.... that moves a LOT faster than I thought it would. Really nice idea guys :)

dna

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mangochutney — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:25:51 EST

useless, annoying (for the people being attacked by it), waste of time...

sounds like fun!
:D

mangochutney