What is a VibroBot?

Vibrobots are fun little robots built from common household supplies, that are powered by vibrating motors. In this engineering project, you will design and built your own vibrobot.

How does a VibroBot work?

VibroBot is an affordable soft robot capable of simple hopping locomotion achieved by exciting whole-body oscillations through rotation of an internal out-of-balance mass. In addition, VibroBot is able to drastically change its shape and stiffness to tackle challenging obstacles and environments.

What is a Bristlebot used for?

The Bristlebot is a toothbrush robot with movement generated by a vibrating cell phone motor. Bristlebots is a simple to assemble robot where motion is caused by the transfer of kinetic energy from the motor, vibration, thru the robot to the ground.

How can I make my own vibrobot robot?

Get the right supplies — selected and tested to work with this project. Vibrobots are fun little robots built from common household supplies, that are powered by vibrating motors. In this engineering project, you will design and built your own vibrobot.

What kind of robots can you make at home?

Vibrobots are fun little robots built from common household supplies, that are powered by vibrating motors. In this engineering project, you will design and built your own vibrobot. Would you rather have a robot that skitters quickly across a table or one that spins wildly in circles?

Is there a science fair project called Vibrobots?

Retrieved from https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Robotics_p030/robotics/vibrobots Have you ever noticed that if you leave a cell phone sitting on a table in “vibrate” mode and it rings, it will move around (and maybe even fall off the table)?

Can you make a robot out of a cell phone?

The cell phone has a tiny vibrating motor inside that makes it buzz. The same motors are used inside video game controllers to make them rumble. You can use these motors, along with tiny batteries, to make vibrobots, or tiny robots powered by vibrations (Figure 1).