DIY robotics 2011

junkbots finished

we finished our robot. we got to pick from a lot of diffrent parts.  i thought it was fun. it [...]

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Phone Egg Junk Bot

Today I made a junk bot which was really fun except for the part where we had to look for [...]

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diy robotics

Today I am going to make my own robot. it is going to consist of very simple parts such as [...]

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soda can RT-D2

When on the Internet at DIY robotics,  I found an amazing junk bot that was a soda can fashioned into [...]

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Day 2:hacking into a computer

Today I hacked into a computer along with three other group members. Inside we took out all the things that [...]

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Day 2 Hacking/Breaking an (Expensive) Printer

After wrecking the SquigglyBot, the team and I decided to do the next best thing: open up an expensive printer. [...]

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Day 2 SquigglyBot

On the second day, we actually didn’t finish with just breaking open an old cellphone. Our next project was a [...]

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Making a fan into a robot

Making a fan into a robot ———–Yesterday, on the 19th of July, we made a fan into a robot. We [...]

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Doodlebot

We made a robots that could draw modern art by using a lopsided fan, rubber bands, four highlighters, and a [...]

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Reflection on DIY Robotics: Hacking a DVD player.

Following up on the last post, we did not use toothbrushes and micro-vibration motors to create robots, but did use [...]

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opening a computer

Yesterday we also opened up a computer. It was an old Dell Windows XP. We opened it up and took [...]

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Hacking a VCR

Yesterday, some people got to hack computers and printers, while we got to hack a VCR!!! (VideoCassette Recorder).  This was my [...]

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Day 2: Squigglebot

Yesterday, after we posted in our blogs, we did projects that we didn’t get to blog about.  Today, we have [...]

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Reflection on DIY Robotics: Scribble bots

Yesterday, we created very simple ‘bots from rubber bands, markers, and box fans. Their purpose was two fold: one, literally, [...]

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junkbots

we are going to make a junkbot. i am going to use a lot of parts like led lights,clamps and lots [...]

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SQUIGLYYYY ROBOT

We connected an LED lighted fan to a 9-volt battery. We made sure not to stick it on our tongues. [...]

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Disecting a computer

Today I disected a computer. There are so many parts, they were all so interesting. Like in my cellphone post [...]

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Day 2:Making Robots That Draw

After lunch we built robots that were able to draw. Here are the steps we did to make the robot. [...]

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Fine Art

On the 19th, we worked with computer fans to create simple robots that could draw.  We started out by attaching [...]

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Dissecting a Printer

Today, we opened up an old HP inkjet printer.  After struggling over the outer shell and numerous hex screws, we [...]

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diy robotics

we took apart a printer yesterday. we hacked into it and there were alot of diffrent parts in it. i had [...]

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SquiggleBot Success!

Yesterday we made a squigglebot. It was basically a small fan with markers on the corners. THree of the blades were cut [...]

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Printer Hacking

Yesterday, my team and I hacked into a printer. We weren’t completly done but we got pretty far. There were [...]

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Hacking a Printer

I brought in my old printer that wasn’t working. It was a multifunction  MP 500 with many features. It was difficult removing the [...]

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squiggle bots

Yesterday, on Tuesday, all the kids in DIY robotics got into groups and were given computer fans. After attaching markers [...]

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Vibrational Robots

Yesterday, I made vibrational robots with Ben, Katerina, Nicolas, and I. They were a  fan that lit up and it [...]

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Squiggle Bots

Yesterday I made a squiggle bot using a computer fan, rubber bands, markers, and a batter with wires.  Making the [...]

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Broken Printer

Yesterday we also took apart a printer. It was messy because of the ink, and many of the screws would [...]

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The Hacking of the Printer

Yesterday, the squiggle bot teams got to hack into pieces of eletronics. Me, Ashwin, Yusuf, and Rahul hacked into a [...]

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SquiggleBot

We created a robot that was able to draw by combining several components. One of the things we did was connect a [...]

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day 2 part 3 squiggle bots

we made a drawing with a robot made out of a computer fan we cut off 3 of the fan blades [...]

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My First Robot

Yesterday, my team and I built a robot out of a blue LED fan and crayons. What we did is [...]

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Squiggle Bot

Yesterday, me, Yusuf, Ashwin, and Rahul built a robot out of a plastic LED fan. The legs were markers and the [...]

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Demolishing a DVD player

We broke open a DVD player and saw the different components. The way we broke the player and hacked into [...]

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Bending a phone

Today, I took apart a perfectly unusable phone. First I took off the battery compartment and the battery. I started [...]

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day 2 part 2

we dissasembled a printer and saw all of its circuit boards.

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