My science experiment is Robots and how they work

pinktulip573 · Post by **pinktulip573** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:37 pm

I need help finding a cheap way to make a robot using electircity

davidkallman · Post by **davidkallman** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:27 pm

Hi pinktulip573,

Here are three web resources for building a robot:

1. Good background is at "Building Your First Robot": http://www.robotics.com/arobot/build.html
The emphasis here is on high price robots ($200 and up), so this is more the background.

2. HOW TO - Make a robot from an old computer mouse:
http://www.digg.com/mods/HOW_TO_-_Make_ ... uter_mouse
which points to:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Mousebot-Revisited/
The mouse here is built for less than $10, and is definitely low tech. You'll need to get some adult help since soldering is needed.

3. You can see if any of the RadioShack products meet your needs at:
http://www.radioshack.com/search/index. ... robot&sr=1

I'm not addressing the why part.