BristleBot Model 4: Version 2

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 2

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

Procedure: Version 1 (Pics)

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  1. Gather the listed materials
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  2. Rip out the tape in a considerable length
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  3. Wrap the tape around the pencils and along the base
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  4. Finish wrapping around the base

Procedure: Improved BristleBot Model 4 (Vids)

• Step 1: Rip out the tapes in a considerable length
• Step 2: Wrap the base and pencils with the tape

New BristleBot Testing

• The demonstration of the Version 2

Improvements

• Compared to that of Version 1, there is a slight increase in its speed
  • Not a huge increase in its speed
• No significant improvements still

More Problems

• The model still doesn't go in a straight line
  • It spins off into a circular pattern
• The model's speed degraded
  • Although its speed is faster than that of Version 1, compared to the original model, its speed decreased
• Doesn't look too creative
  • No improvements on the Model's external features or creative outlook