BristleBot Model 4: Version 1
Starting Point edit
- Get a feel for visual conception by looking at the Previously Improved BristleBot Model 4
- Derive its features but improve upon them
Replication Goal edit
- Instead of copying the Previously Improved Model, improve its features for the New BristleBot Model 4
- Use household or cheap materials
Previous Problems edit
- 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 edit
- $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) edit
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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) edit
New BristleBot Testing edit
- The demonstration of the Version 1
Improvements edit
- There were no significant improvements under Version 1
More Problems edit
- 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