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!
Friday New Product: Motor Brackets, Mini...
Solar botics
May 3, 2013
And again, after a little bit of a (long) break, we're back with the new exciting things. This time we brought in some tiny motor brackets, a Minishield from Didel and a uM-FPU64 Breakout Board Kit.
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GM23 Motor Brackets & 18mm Wheels $13.52 The microbot revolution has arrived! These brackets and 32mm wheels are much needed accessories to make great use of the tiny GM23 Gear Motor. |
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GM23 Motor Brackets & 32mm Wheels $14.56 The microbot revolution has arrived! These brackets and 32mm wheels are much needed accessories to make great use of the tiny GM23 Gear Motor. |
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Didel 2 Motor Minishield $17.16 Need a Motor driver that can run at the lower voltages? The Didel 2 Motor Minishield can come to your rescue! Use your Arduino Uno (or form factor compatible) board with it to drive a tiny robot around. |
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uM-FPU64 Breakout Board Kit $33.95 The uM-FPU64 28-pin breakout board has all of the required connections, and provides access to all uM-FPU64 pins. It can be used itself for permanently mounting in a project or to compliment another development board. |
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