Here's what you'll need to build your own Bristle Bot!
Cut off the toothbrush head
Test the battery and motor
Attach the motor
Connect one wire
Tape one of the motor’s wires to one side of the battery.
Attach the battery
Connect the second wire
Did you know?
A Bristle Bot is a lot like a Pogo Stick. For example, you bounce up and down on a Pogo Stick. The pager motor does the same thing with the toothbrush head—it bounces it up and down. To move forward on a Pogo Stick, you tilt it forward while bouncing. Similarly the Bot’s bristles all tilt. Because the pager motor bounces the Bot up and down on the tilted bristles, the Bot scoots forward.
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