Weekend Project: Beetlebot

[@Ericmastereric1]

i think kipkay is awesome and his projects are out of this world he is super cool

[@crackermess]

this is the coolest litte thing ive seen in a while!

[@TheFatbip]

this is the best explained one ive seen i can now make one

[@TheCyberKing2]

there was a solder connection he missed, remember when he soldered the wire to the inside contact of the battery holder? you are supposed to connect it to one of the motors.

[@BuildingTradesApprentice84]

kipkay...your awsome! i like every video you do. im still trying to put together that flashlight burning laser. keep up the great videos!

[@moldo2]

yay, finally some robotics in makezine :D cool little monster, and nice tutorial

[@flamingfigures]

@NebraskaBlakshirts You can get worse motors from CD drives etc. Those exact motors I believe you can easily pick up from The Source/Radio Shack (That's where I get mine) You might be able to extract them from a small fan or something, who knows

[@crazyFLkid]

the cats like "holy.... he IS crazy" lol

[@Scoonezy132]

Thats actually very good for a home project :)

[@artin13]

kittiy is going to love it

[@lasergeak]

@48Connor why don't you want to solder it isn't hard and a cheap soldering iron will cost you next to nothing!

[@Edward-Not-Elric]

I couldnt figure out the names of any of the components for my life. Your smart. Haha.

[@Electronic2011guy]

try adding a sponge at the bottom so that it can clean the floor and be useful :D

[@s28400]

Cool! I bet your cat will have fun with that. lol

[@th3Bearsfan]

I wanted the cat to get hit by the thing. It would've been funny. LOL

[@segfaultd]

Very cool, I'll build one here!

[@paraflightschool]

look at the cat in the background he is like wtf is that

[@NikeTao]

Dude this is amazing! Its a pity i cant buy all these things...

[@Miatamafio]

kip kay u have the best job

[@stricklins]

Simply Awesome. Thanks Kip!

[@stinkomalinko]

@TheOrangeDog177 Go to Radioshack. No one has those switches.

[@ojkolsrud1]

This was actually pretty cool!=)

[@TheDusk216]

Kipkay loves his Soder..

[@Molochai01]

hey very nice, i think it's one of the best projects. ^^

[@stanley95300]

THAT'S GENIUS

[@Alecs_automotive_adventures]

cat: what the hell!! bettlebot: zzzzzzzzz

[@beasterG11]

i finnaly have a use for the AA baterry holder that i got

[@Brad8099]

Cool! I'm going to make one!

[@warren13456]

well it doesnt really avoid the obstacles but bangs on it then change direction

[@cristianursu6504]

You are the best ! I now understood how to make it, I watched a lot of videos of how to make the beetlebot and this one was the best ! RESPECT!

[@simdude2u]

it is kind of like the halloween rats that you see at walmart, but without the sound.

[@tom_kauf]

He calls it a weekend project, but when it takes the normal person a weekend to make, it takes Kipkay a couple hours, and me about a week.

[@moncef0147]

great =) but the feelers are going to get damaged shortly

[@EverythingApplePro02]

yeaaaaaaa i made one yeaa i am soooo happy thnx kip

[@nanny387]

i like it how i found this after i started building it lol

[@mianasula]

yea i did everything right but it turned out wrong... but still... AWESOME TOY!!! hey where did u get ur soldering iron

[@TyranitarTubeNetwork]

BIGGG BADDD BEETLEBORGS!!!!!!

[@gabrielchavez4482]

I made these at summer camp one time

[@twin3333]

great! tnks!

[@TheNewYorkPete]

Cool robot KipKay...now lets make it deadly

[@MomotarosSWORD]

perfect for an undercover mission gadget

[@rubysunnybunny1]

I did a simaler robot to that and had an off and on switch

[@kundor9010]

i made 1 without battery holder and fully stainless steal...powered using cell phone battery.

[@AzVROCK]

.brooo.... you got a really cute cat ... :333

[@macroft60]

alright i really really wanna make that

[@silntdoogood]

haha, I can't take credit for the idea, found it on instructables. I'm just the middle man that sifts thru the tons of trash to pass on the note worthy stuff :) I'll pm you a link if I still have it, it will go into detail on case work

[@rpn145]

WHAT IS THE ROBOT IN THE BACKROUNDS NAME IT LOOKS AWSOME

[@coondogtheman]

I have a hexbug ant that does the same thing as this does but I like this better b/c it's simpler and has less parts to break. And I think this works better than the hexbug ant.

[@coondogtheman]

lol @ your cat its like what the hell is that thing? it aint no mouse. I wonder if your cat would chase your mouse bot thing. id have fun with that and a laser pointer.

[@00Neven]

heh. That's 1 smart beetle :D

[@MiamiDragon3]

i did the same thing but my cat tore it apart. rebuilt it just for it to get torn apart again by the kitty. lol. i think i need to make a huge ladybug type shell around it to protect it. lol

[@silntdoogood]

Ps. with a mouse you can use the rollers that keep the ball in place if your not using an optical mouse as wheels instead of a cog and heat shrink tubing

[@MrWordMagic]

It look like a ninja ... Nin-Nin xD

[@ziberteck]

cool but I have no idea where to get this stuff nor a sauter thing.(probably spelled that wrong)

[@zekun4]

lol later the cat tought its a moust n catch

[@int3rl0per]

then you bend them back..?

[@foureyedchick]

You need a RECEIVER attached to an ANTENNA and a SERVOMOTOR on the BEATLEBOT. Then you will need a CONTROLLER with a long antenna and one or more JOYSTICKS on it. You can find these items at your local hobby shop. Then you have REMOTE CONTROL. Voila!

[@paardenfanmichiel]

hoe verbind ik drie batterijen in de rechtstaande positie? en ik vind dit geweldig hoe jij en de rest van jou groep het doen ik leer veel bij.

[@nerdykid136]

i can so see putting a rubber rat cover over that :-)

[@powhawkins]

has the potential to be the funniest prank on earth if you made it look like a rat. it would just keep running around the house scaring people. or if you let it loose in a place like a hotel it would be priceless.

[@twilightprod]

Awesome!

[@D3viL75]

Hy,I don't have momentary switches like those in the video,but my question is can i use the momentary switches from a pc mouse ? (the clickers) I'm lookin' forward for an answer . Thanks ! :D

[@TheSourceOfAll]

hey i had a question about the spdt witches. the 1s i bot has a lever on the end of them, i knoticed this 1 dosent can i still use the 1 s i bot or will this be a problem?

[@Membrane556]

Really interesting it uses no microcontrollers or even discrete logic all the intelligence for obstacle avoidance is in the configuration of the switches and feelers.

[@weeman9100]

you want me to tie a cat toy to my cat? why dont i just tie a mouse trap to my mouse, or fly paper to a fly. it doesnt make sense, and niether does not having car insurance with geico. did you know that you can save up to 457 dollars a year by switching to geico? ya, its so easy a caveman can do it.

[@basicsecurityvideos4359]

Here is what u should make nexed, Put rechargeable baterys in it then a solore panel to charge them Make it lurn were there is a was and were it hasnt found one yet so it moves easyers threw the house. Give it a gps so it knows were it is. And let it go!

[@pollux5984]

@VikramKalidini Hello! I had exactly the same problem. The problem is that you have soldered the wire in the middle of the - and +, you should solder the wire on the - side i think, on the side where it is NO spring, it should work, it did for me!

[@Somezable]

so funny when first time it came to your direction, it looked like you jumped a bit to get out of it's way, then later being like "oh right, i don't need to move because it just goes some other way." and let it bump at your shoe. :D

[@VikramKalidindi]

Hey guys! I was wondering if you could help me out. I tried building one of these but whenever the switch is pushed the corresponding motor stops instead of reversing. Any clue on what could be wrong?

[@wilfeatscheese]

what would Kipkay do without hot glue ???

[@thisWorldsCrazy]

even tugs is bored... i can build a helicopter out of a small piece of balsa, a paperclip and a rubber band... no i will never post a million dollar idea

[@Maker5464]

watch my video abou beetle bot in that video i make my second beetle bot i my first i used switches from pc mouse ( i hot glued peace of steel wire to them )

[@Piviton2]

@ HumanityThe opposite red wire goes on the left motor. its very basic. I finished a BBot with my son< it took us a minute but it was worth it.. Lots a funn....

[@StraightEdgeHippie]

"Simple robot from your parts bin that avoids obstacles." It doesn't avoid obstacles, it just turns around when it hits one...I still kinda wanna make one though.

[@kelvin9918]

errr does the parts will be included inside when i buy the makemagazine or i will have to find all the parts all by myself? please reply as soon as posible

[@zacdee316]

He has to offer kits because of Make Magazine. Plus it makes it easier to do. You could do almost all of the projects without a kit if you know what your doing.

[@geek113377]

name beetlebot reminds me of zaphod beedlebrox (hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy). i love the cat watching the bot. my cat would attack the bot

[@kamden1980]

Kip rocks.. my only complaint with the man is he makes it look to dang easy. He certainly knows his stuff. But thanks for the great videos.

[@48Connor]

Lol no like I've already made on of these a different way.. but like every vid he makes involes buying a kit and the sodering a crap load a stuff

[@DolphinPain]

These remind me of mouse drouds from Star Wars.

[@yeaitsalex]

iam always seeing those kinds of little motors , where can i get some

[@zwerty007]

A week to do that?

[@NebraskaBlakshirts]

WHERE DO YOU GET MOTORS FROM THIS LIKE DO THEY COME OUT OF AN EVERYDAY OBJECT AND WHERE DO YOU GET THOSE SWITCHES please respond

[@ashwinqwert]

lol i made this this is easy and i found all te part in one of the toys i had but...... my dog chased it and broke it : (

[@blueapple65]

it wouldn't matter where you put the switch right? cuz all it would do it complete the circuits. Am I right? anyone?

[@billytalentrocks345]

Do you have any advice for sottering? I struggle a little with lack of hands. Wish i had 4 hands to hold everything.

[@Sree4968]

Excellent

[@Doromar80]

@josifdcooper well i was just wondering because i wanted to build this and i dont have a soldering station

[@gdfense26]

where can i find motors in my house like the ones in the video?

[@jordanyuseco1343]

is that a metal pinions?

[@rcfanatic101]

I will use this wiring to make my own robot. The robot I'll make is a bigger version of the Hexbug Original.

[@robloxaddct]

@SuperOchiba gett somthing to whack it out with tnd then change the damn batteries then u r good to go.

[@ThatPhunnyGuy]

Made it. Kind of hard if you dont have a solder iron. The Difference- Goes backwards instead of front. :P

[@AnubusStar]

You figure his cat is used to weird things buzzing around his house by now, he builds so many odd things XD

[@HnoSTec]

Can someone tell me shere id he connect that wie where both contach of baterry are connecting pls? :D

[@TheRickeMovies]

I have 2 motors like these but mine look smaller, their 1,5cm about a half an inch. Is it going to work?

[@DIYBuilt]

um can i use a vibration motor from an old game controller?

[@notpumkin]

pretty cool, could add a few layers of duct tape to make the tires make less noise. 5*

[@63NY1]

some ppl do. and for those that dont, there is radioshack, where most of those components are sold.

[@ihrbekommtmeinenrichtigennamen]

That is brilliant!