Create Teeny Tiny Solar Insect Robots
One of the great things about these little bots is that you can make them from scavenged materials. Use parts from broken electronics and bring them back to life as little robots!
Channel: Howto
Uploaded: June 1, 2007 at 5:06 pm
Author: makemagazine
Length: 00:03:11
Rating: 4.58
Views: 534098
Tags: solar robots diy pettis instructions make bre beambots science howto gadgets electronics makezine technology oreilly
Video Comments:
cooldude186 (November 20, 2008 at 10:49 pm)
lamo
mApoll0 (November 20, 2008 at 1:32 am)
hahahaha lmao
metalpwner (November 17, 2008 at 3:59 pm)
it better have been a crappy video camera then, cuz the way they move is choppy. not just the motors turning choppy.
mlegnar (November 17, 2008 at 3:21 pm)
Do u not remember that they have to charge up the capacitors and then the motor turns and then it shuts off???
fckwiththestars (November 16, 2008 at 1:00 am)
mr pettis!!! bre was my sixth grade art teacher, and then he moved to europe or something!
i keep discovering his videos on the interweb! most awesome guy ever.
i keep discovering his videos on the interweb! most awesome guy ever.
metalpwner (November 14, 2008 at 7:45 pm)
lol stop motion video of them moving, possibility of fake maybe?
JotalianLeague (November 14, 2008 at 7:56 am)
Dont Go Towards The Light!!!
connorSFL (November 13, 2008 at 10:32 pm)
cool
didler2142 (November 12, 2008 at 8:24 pm)
Where do you get the book from.
walleyrt69 (November 12, 2008 at 6:04 am)
can they make a Solar powered dildo?Alot of girls at the beach would buy them.
mguzman011 (November 11, 2008 at 4:54 am)
maybe they cooked an egg and threw it at him
sosolid2k7 (November 8, 2008 at 7:47 pm)
maybe he looked into the sun for half an hour
adamgahanmusic (October 30, 2008 at 8:56 pm)
RITZ!
(In The Background)
(In The Background)
mynamewastakin (October 29, 2008 at 9:32 am)
Wait...How did this make your friend commit suicide? Its just a guy talking about little robots who run on solar power...>.>
ColdOblivion (October 29, 2008 at 7:10 am)
Using a kit is not DIY
gordo4444 (October 28, 2008 at 7:39 pm)
LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! OWNED! OWNED!
isantoso81 (October 28, 2008 at 7:04 am)
How? That's like saying don't make knives cause people can use it to kill
ericdude234 (October 28, 2008 at 5:28 am)
This video, Made my friend commit suicide... -Cry- You dumb virgin faggot bastard piece of shit cock sucking mother fucker!
SpartxGODS (October 28, 2008 at 4:47 am)
wow, this is awesome! [by awesome I mean boring]
BrYanwithaY1986 (October 24, 2008 at 8:36 am)
Yeah...that would last a long time...
bajer111 (October 23, 2008 at 5:25 am)
the new show? a make magazine one?
ifarcast (October 23, 2008 at 5:04 am)
probably getting ready for the new show!
ThisGuyOnLive (October 22, 2008 at 6:01 pm)
like the garden lights that just turn on at night? smooth idea! imma go harvest one for parts.
ThisGuyOnLive (October 22, 2008 at 5:59 pm)
what? what good are the photo-diodes if when it gets to light, it can't charge the 9-volt you slapped on it?
daxclusivechica (October 17, 2008 at 8:06 am)
like a FOX! you have never seen a bod like mine!