Beetle robot project

by MvS

This is a beetle robot to make for a school project on technique/electronics and/or 3D printing * Objective: Learn technology, physics and electronics * Audience: Age 11-16 * Preparation: Soldering * Materials: * * 2 motors 1.5 Volt * * 2 micro switch (NO, NC + null contact) * * 2 standard wires to act as antenna * * 2 AA batteries * * 2 LED lights, 2 resistors (220 ohm) (optional) * * 1 master switch (optional) * * The full electric drawing is provided as on of the JPG images here directly * Results: A running beetle which will change direction when the antenna senses an obstruction. Example walking beetle robot movies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBRWo6pHpaE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcTu6T5hslk