Circuit: Herbie by Randy Sargent

Dave Hrynkiw
July 12, 2007

Herbie1.gif & Herbie.txt - Although not a true BEAM robot, this simple schematic by Randy Sargent is small, simple, slick, and effective. My own version uses a pair of pager motors and three cells from a 9V rechargeable battery. Hard to get any simpler than this device!

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