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Pesco's vibrobot

Mark Frauenfelder at 11:39 am Wed, Mar 14, 2012

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[Video Link] David and his son built this Vibrobot, featured in Make: Projects. It's the best one I've come across!

Mark Frauenfelder is the founder of Boing Boing and the editor-in-chief of MAKE and Cool Tools. Twitter: @frauenfelder. Come and hear Mark speak at the ALA conference in Chicago on July 1.

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David Pescovitz

Thanks to Mark for providing the scavenged motor!

My son (5) says it’s a robot mouse and next he’d like to build a robot cat to chase it around.
- RJ
  
  I think that’s a fine idea.
http://profiles.google.com/max.kingsbury Max Kingsbury

I know I’m kind of a jerk for saying this, but a motor in series with a battery hardly strikes me as robotlike. If you had some control and feedback, a la light seeking mousebot, you could make an argument, but this is ridiculous.
- Mark_Frauenfelder
  
  Fuck you
  - http://twitter.com/petitepoubelle petite poubelle
    
    Best laugh I’ve had all day. And also, did I hear correctly that David’s son’s name is Lux? If so, I like him even more now.
    
    And awesome robot building, chaps!
  - chrnoble
    
    This is the best reply in the history of ever. Can we get you to post to other comment threads as well? Do you do requests?
  - http://profile.yahoo.com/6HKUGDYFDHLLJOL7ODTNTXL43M William
    
    Fun… but not a robot. Norbert Wiener says you are a dick.
  - http://profiles.google.com/max.kingsbury Max Kingsbury
    
    A strong argument.