How To Make A BristleBot - Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories

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A tiny robot made from a vibrating motor and a toothbrush

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5 Stars
ha ha ha cool one I like it. looks like a table cleaner:)
By Samimy 1198077096 Reply Spam [+7] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6434933~~
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- seems
  seems like it is a mini DIY roomba sweeper thing...
  By Go Mike 1202253399 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7300422~~
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- Hey..!!!!
  Just keep the handle intact and....
  you got urself an automatic toothbrush
  By speedfreak!! 1203391432 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6183679~~
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- haha
  haha
  By pe3er 1199215049 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~4036676~~
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- lol
  lmao!
  By denisv 1198216181 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7395622~~
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awesome
but I prefer to use a old toothbrush... hahaha...5 stars for you awesome invention
By tycoyoken 1198130493 Reply Spam [+6] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~5873579~~
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- i dont think it was meant to use it instead of a tothbrush...
  By gotyx 1198975773 Reply Spam [-2] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6610110~~
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A lawn mower motor,
a big push broom, and I'm riding that sucker!
By andy1400 1198161850 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6920273~~
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- haha
  that would be a good idea, maby i'll have to try it ;] 5/5
  By mdhacker 1198387244 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7251134~~
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cool
very creative
By 8leaf 1198124573 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6868567~~
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WEEEE
no clue where to get the motor and can't be bothered
By 20millon 1198083144 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~4140402~~
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- motor sources
  The detailed build instructions (in the "Related Link") do describe where to get these....
  By evilmadscientist 1198083276 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6630254~~
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nice
also check out my spider robot
By bangbang007 1198116899 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~2564261~~
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great!
now instead of buying a motorized toothbrush -i'll just put that thing in my mouth. ha ha ha great invention.. who ever thought of that
By Pinoy BigBrother 1198282088 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~4905690~~
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- just perfect!
  great idea! 5 s from mr too. Check my channel also. cya
  By EKTWR 1198368636 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7081454~~
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Great project
Fife stars from me fos creativity!
By Vynn Krail 1198160624 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6911386~~
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dude
thats the coolest thing ive ever seen
nice work m8
By valermos 1198160622 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6410163~~
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abid
good job
By ammmm 1198157290 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~5463755~~
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damn
dude you must have been sooo bored when you did that :o
By Jonahz 1198155032 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~4910131~~
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dude great idea
now i found a use for my spare motors :P
By shanephysics 1198148532 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~2842032~~
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Very Creative
and very neat!
By REDMATRIX 1198145458 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7396709~~
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Well Done
I just ordered 8 motors online. My kids will love it.
By MotleyDrew 1198143570 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~4634623~~
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Woho!
5 stars for the total off-beat idea!

By rif42 1198100932 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~4658984~~
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ahha!
how all u need to do is glue some pipecleans some black ones and bend them into a spider leg shape and scare somone! lol
By Logical11 1206912632 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~3324203~~
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,
Massive Cool!
By goldencoin 1206342058 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~8336486~~
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AWESOME POST!
KICK ASS!!!
By KoRniquet 1205695221 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~8203039~~
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hahaz
hahaz, cute bot... :p
By yyaoming 1204113490 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7970114~~
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cool
that thing moves pretty good
By ernestryles 1203491220 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6983254~~
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Whoa sweet!
for an amazing science video visit my channel! Serriously that thing is pretty sweet.
By VexMutz 1203366985 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6924897~~
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I made one...
and left in my house for 1 week, when i came back my house was prety cleaan !!! amazing....
By ubirtep 1203307866 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~3802776~~
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I have one of those moters
Igot it frm a electric toothbrush
By orange3818919 1203216255 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~8013760~~
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very cool 5*
what you need now to add is a remote control or it can get in the neighbour's home :))
By C.T.A. 1202627509 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~4712109~~
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cool
i have 2 ideas

1) do it to a bigger brush and clean your kitchen or other tiled room

2) take apart a remote control car and get two of those brushes each with a motor and when one moves and the other dosent it turns so you can make a remote controled bristle bot
By cherwa 1202166299 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7798539~~
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Nice
The perfect Xmass gift
By orinoco1 1201518606 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~1693275~~
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:)
very nice
By sapien01 1201505840 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7835555~~
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IT IS GOOD
SANDRIKA MY COUSIN AND MOON
YS BROTHER WILL DO THE SAME
By liaxveli 1201446329 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~5976677~~
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cool
very cool nice sound effects
By Mr Toshi 1200967331 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7721590~~
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FIVE
STARS
By Shantec 1200581837 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7365790~~
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HAHAHA!!
Rolling On the Floor Laughing My Ass Off, that looks so... funny
By Shantec 1200581818 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7365790~~
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awsome
im gunna make a couple for my mum cause shes a cleenng addict. will a mobile motor work? (mobile motor is smaller than pager motor by about half)
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5 stars
beautiful.
By default user 1200173642 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~5246114~~
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hmmm
you should make a bristle bot 2.0
like a scrub brush so you can never have to wash your floors
By farmjunk 1199416961 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7310873~~
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that robot
is cute!
By asyraff_2004 1198940736 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6209183~~
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!
just cool!
By zloyshaman 1198854468 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~3687405~~
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i wonder
could i make like 20 and set em loose on my floors to constantly keep it clean?
By ghandilicious 1198811223 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~5396741~~
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- RE i wonder
  >could i make like 20 and set em loose on my floors to constantly keep it clean?
  
  Sure, just keep changing the batteries....
  By evilmadscientist 1198817103 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6630254~~
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Nice engineering
LOL! It always begin with small ideas!
By donogl 1198778314 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7508879~~
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Just Say Double Sided Tape, Hand Phone V...
Just Say Double Sided Tape, Hand Phone Vibrater Motor.
By Matanjun 1198660093 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7516634~~
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where
where can i get one of those small motors i searched my house and cant find any
By turk4everer 1198476734 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7507627~~
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- Where to find motor
  >where can i get one of those small motors
  It's a "pager" motor- you can find one in an old pager or cell phone. You can also buy one online by searching for "pager motor."
  By evilmadscientist 1198479836 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6630254~~
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,,,,,,
thats tight
By EYEZ1K 1198399768 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6861455~~
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hey good job 5 stars
i got a good idea, how about oyu move the motor back a little more then take the weight off the shaft and replace it with a propeller , you could make a little airplane or a boat :)
By mig19 1198341240 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~4665677~~
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Bravo!!!!
Very cool!
By guest07 1198337501 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6636044~~
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very...
nice little robot really like it :) 5*
By MaKeNzY 1198269483 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6565369~~
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Nice vid. 5 star material
did you by any chance view my DIY electrical toothbrush video (somewhat similar design to yours, although different purpose ;) )
By UBIQ.TV 1198246831 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7008100~~
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- DIY electrical toothbrush
  Nope... hadn't seen that. "Slightly used!"
  
  For the record, don't put the BristleBot anywhere near your mouth!!!
  By evilmadscientist 1198253430 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6630254~~
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- mouth not necesarilly
  however, I could think of a few 'creative' applications for your bristlebot :)
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ahahahah
thats soo cool, ur gonna get money Â£$Â£$Â£
By Darcshadow7 1198244144 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~5685459~~
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5 * * * * * "s
Luv It
By Nickstar19 1198242702 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6230425~~
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Help!!!
Help I built thousands they have me surounded it looks like they are about to.... OH no ....God NOooooooooooooooooo

By rocan 1198241753 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7380445~~
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Nice !
Hehe that looks fun! Luckily I got some old cellphones! i could try that.
Full 5 Stars!
By Nojaahas 1198240322 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6826346~~
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haha
cool! looks funny when it koes around,ang quite fast too :) 5*
By ism-1 1198221651 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~4499254~~
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Nice work
keep it up
By therandomguy 1198212603 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6932749~~
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you should
make them fight
By Piotrek Kahn 1198202896 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7058254~~
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OOPS
Sorry about that! I voted 5 stars not 4. Excellent!
By Ragman61669 1198192030 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~4748848~~
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5*'s for you man
i like that,where do you get the motor?
By Lewizkit 1198179071 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7135375~~
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- >where do you get the motor?
  From an old pager or cell phone, or buy one online, they cost $1-3 each.
  By evilmadscientist 1198179425 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6630254~~
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cool
wot about takin the motor from a vibratin toothbrush will that work ?
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- vibratin' toothbrush
  >wot about takin the motor from a vibratin toothbrush
  
  I don't know; I haven't seen one and I don't know how big they are.
  By evilmadscientist 1198178465 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6630254~~
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- ok
  was just wonderin as i have a disposable vibrating toothbrush with the angled bristles that is about ready for the trash n was thinkin about strippin it down n seein if i could make the same thing from one toothbrush lol
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- disposable vibrating toothbrush
  Whoa-- cool. It might well work-- you should try! I might have to get me one of those. =)
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zone2008
5*** for you

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Cool Project
Really creative. 5 stars
By E-Z Tweaks 1198132032 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7395752~~
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5 stars
extremely good. every's kid's dream.
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how the hell
what a dum ass basterd you realy are
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