BristleBot Model 2

Target Audience

 * Children (age 8-14) BristleBotModel2_(2).jpg
 * Adults (parents/guardians)
 * Who would accompany the children to replicate this model

Starting Point

 * Get a feel for visual conception through this | Youtube Tutorial Video
 * This helps to capture an image of a generic BristleBot Model
 * Derive the features for the BristleBot from |Hexbugs

Replication Goal

 * Instead of copying the Youtube Bristlebot, remodel its structure and design based upon the listed materials
 * Be creative to gain children's attention and their interests in making this bristlebot
 * Eliminate much materials required from both Youtube BristleBot and BristleBot Model 1
 * Take out dangerous tools or compartments required for this model
 * Like nano hexbugs, the replicated model must move as well
 * The vibration caused by the model allows the Bristlebot to move in a direction
 * Angle the brush/base so that the model moves forward; not in a loop of random directions

Materials

 * Duct Tapes
 * $1 material's motor
 * $1 material's brush
 * $1 material's metallic compartment
 * Double-sided foam tapes
 * Wire (Obtained in the Engineering Lab)
 * AA Battery

Procedure: BristleBot Model 2 (Vids)

 * | How to Angle the Brush
 * | Step 1: How to Collect Metallic Compartment from the Material
 * | Step 2: Attaching the Metallic Compartment to the Motor
 * | Step 3: Coiling the Wires to the Motor
 * | Step 4: Taping the Battery and Positioning it on the Motor
 * | Step 5: Attaching the Wire to the Battery
 * | Step 6: Attaching brush to the Motor

BristleBot 2 Testing

 * The demonstration of the | BristleBot 2

Pro(s)

 * Significantly safer model compared to the BristleBot Model 1
 * No sharp needles or dangerous materials required
 * Metallic compartment is easy to cut even with a scissor
 * Assembly style to build this model
 * Each compartment could be replicated by young children by simply stacking each layer on top of each other
 * Bottom = Toothbrush
 * Middle = Motor
 * Top = AA Battery
 * Relatively simple and easy to make
 * No complex or tedious coiling of wires required to attach them to this model's motor
 * Duct tape is flexible yet relatively durable to stay attached to the model
 * It can also be easily cut with scissor

Con(s)

 * Exposure of vibrator
 * As the vibrator spins to cause movement, children's hair (especially girls') could be rolled up
 * The model lacks creativity
 * Because safety had been the central point of the model, the outcome of such design not might be appealing to the children
 * No stickers or even paints can be added to the model
 * The battery life is longer and 'proper' but lacks stability
 * As seen in the Testing Video, BristleBot Model 2 constantly falls to one side
 * Standing battery causes the model to lose its balance
 * There is no 'real switch'
 * Duct tape may have been used to attach the wire onto the battery but it falls off eventually
 * Doesn't solve the balance issue
 * Can only 'move' or 'function' if the holder consistently presses the wire onto the battery