Robot Race and Nitinol Lightswitch - Weekend Projects

Ever since I heard about Nitinol, a shape-changing metal alloy, I've been wanting to play with it. In this video, I make a completely functional, but completely unnecessary lightswitch, put together a nitinol robot kit, an inch-bot and have a robot race!

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[krishantr]

keep on making vids I love them

[gljay]

Does anyone know where I can find some nitinol in coils like a spring. I need to make a demo on the strength of the reaction for an energy production system. Patent 5430333

[lilwill3104]

we should make a crysis suit with muscle wire...

[thewii552]

you should have hooked the battery through the light switch so it turns itself off right after you turn it on

[mbs306]

@Xslane I bought my own when i was 10

[mbs306]

@Elementorum get your facts straight the diesel engine is mush more enviro friendly than conventional gas are also they use less energy to put out more power sooo..........BOOOYAAA

[MrRazlel]

@elementorum

Out of curiosity why us the diesel engine the biggest fail of mankind? No troll. I'm actually curious.

[zorchart]

The small nitinol bug...could you, ah, coil the nitinol, heat it 600F and then...good stuff. Now, let's make an engine...no, really.

[Xslane]

@chaabanman Mine did too. I'm 14.

[AgentCROCODILE]

I've been soldering since I was 7

[notorque]

to the video creator, if you make the nitinol into a coil like a small spring, you will get a lot more contraction and it will also happen at a much higher rate than just a straight peice will. you are off to a good start though. fastest and most withdrawal i could manage was coiled to 3/16od and 1mm spacing between coils.