BristleBot Model 4: Version 1

Starting Point

• Get a feel for visual conception by looking at the Previously Improved BristleBot Model 4

  

  Previously Improved BristleBot Model 4

• Derive its features but improve upon them

  

  Improved Model: Version 1

Replication Goal

• Instead of copying the Previously Improved Model, improve its features for the New BristleBot Model 4
• Use household or cheap materials

Previous Problems

• After a short duration of its activation, the Model moves in a off-course, diagonal direction
  • Doesn't maintain its 'forward' motion the whole time
  • Its Demonstration
• No creativity in the design still
  • Although it wasn't the intention, Model still lacks its creativity in the design.

Materials

• $1 material's base
• $1 material's motor
• Three brushes
• Double-sided foam tapes
• AA Battery
• Two sets of Velcro
• Two Sharpies (Any color)
• Athletic tape

Procedure: Version 1 (Pics)

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  1. Gather the listed Materials (Collect the finished product of the previous BristleBot Model 4)
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  2. Ripped out the considerable length from the athletic tape
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  3. Wrap the tapes around the markers
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  4. Wrap the tapes around the base (the end of the markers should touch the ground)

Procedure: Improved BristleBot Model 4 (Vids)

• Step 1: Rip out the tapes in a considerable length
• Step 2: Wrap the tapes with markers around the base

New BristleBot Testing

• The demonstration of the Version 1

Improvements

• There were no significant improvements under Version 1

More Problems

• The model still doesn't go in a straight line
  • It spins off into a circular pattern
• The model's speed degraded
  • Due to the added weights from the markers, the Bristle speed dramatically decreased
• Doesn't look too creative
  • No improvements on the Model's external features or creative outlook