User:SallyLee/ENES-100/project 0

Week0 Preferences
1) Bristlebot 2) Project 1

Week2 Narrative
Our team goal was to create your own functional Bristlebot over the first weekend, which I somewhat successfully managed after some complications. I started out with the $1 toothbrush and used the motor and other materials to connect it with a battery to move it. The first Bristlebot I created was moving and successful, but as I kept trying to make it look "pretty" I broke off the tiny part of the motor that connects to the wire to the battery, so I had to go out and buy a new toothbrush. So after buying a new toothbrush, I took out its motor and used that one with the old vibrating piece from the first one. I connected wires to the new motor, battery, and other materials which created my second Bristlebot.

Week3 Narrative
I redesigned my bristlebot to functiona better because the one I used before did not really have a switch to turn on/off the bristlebot. With this new design, I was able to turn off/on by simply applying the wire to the battery using a piece of electrical tape. The lithium battery from the original design was also bad and did not last long, so I switched to the double A battery and with that I had to switch the entire design because the new battery was heavier. My new design is pictured.