Toothbrush bristlebot

A really simple tiny directional vibrobot,hours of fun ('til the battery lasts)

things you need:
-toothrbush head
-motor from a cellphone or a pager
-battery
-sticky tape
-some wires

if it goes crazy, and out of control it plays dead ;)

for more info visit:
http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/bristlebot

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[BullockDesignConcept]

if you put 2 brush heads side by side (pontoon style) would that make it more stable or no?

[jimday666]

@BullockDesignConcept well, maybe. i don't have another motor by me right now.

[perezfrankie17]

hey jimday666 where can i get the motor in stores if u can do that like what store

[jimday666]

@perezfrankie17 if you live in the us, the i would suggest radioshack, or any other, hobby, electronical store. they usually have some.

[jimday666]

@perezfrankie17 radioshack if you live in the us, or any other hobby, eletronical store usually.

[TheAc1219]

omg i jst opened ma nokia n 97 to get d motor but it went waste the mobile went waste n i dint got d motor ...llol

[jimday666]

@TheAc1219 why did you took it apart if it was functional?

[JQPRILL]

@BullockDesignConcept i did that with mine to accommodate a solar cell. it does make it more stable but it wont change the problem of it constantly going in circles.

[washburnos]

@perezfrankie17 get an out of order mobile phone set that having vibration capability....throw it on the wall and you will have a motor like that...;-)

[vishva33]

If you use a wide and strong (and rubber tipped if you have one) toothbrush top it will be good enough.

[merrymerelyn]

all bristle is fun

[taylatight]

you shouldve made it with the plastic rounding on the toothbrush to make it more stable but cool:D i need to find my old phone and get my pagermoter out and ill be good to go:DD btw im subscribing.

[n0ukf]

It has such a high center of gravity with narrow bristle base, cutting the bristles shorter would help stability. That, or split the brush head lengthwise and mount the halves wider.

[bzboi100]

hmmmm i wonder if i make a bigger version and it can scrub the floor for me

[GiantMonkey9000]

@MrSkerzzzz No... That way it'll fall over much more times. What it needs is a slower vibrator motor. :P

[MrKG1020]

u need to bend the bristles so it stays up better

[splicealemon]

at 0:26 its not moving, I quit!!!!!!