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I wrote about these (actually, a lot of the prior art) on Hizook: http://www.hizook.com/blog/2011/09/08/infrared-remote-controlled-rc-steerable-vibrobot-created

by beambot 12y ago

I wrote about these (actually, a lot of the prior art) on Hizook: http://www.hizook.com/blog/2011/09/08/infrared-remote-controlled-rc-steerable-vibrobot-created-naghi-sotoudeh http://www.hizook.com/blog/2011/09/08/infrared-remote-contro... They're little more than a vibrobot (ie. a hexbug nano) with dual vibrating motors that preferentially steer and move. It's easy and elegant. They make for a great teaching toy!

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girvo 12y ago
Oh so it's like a BEAM bot? Only this seems decidedly not analog, as per what I remember BEAM was supposed to be. That reminds me to go get a soldering iron, I've always wanted to build a solar roller.
smackfu 12y ago
They seem very slow, given that the videos are 40x. That's not frustrating for students?