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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!

So, I writes this book, see? And it sells pretty good, so in November, I orders more books, see? And they says "HEY! We gots none left - calm down, we're printing more". So, I sits and waits, and FINALLY they comes in! Here's the great part: It looks like this is the new printing, […]

It's been a while since we've had this kit online, but due to some diligence we've found materials to update and re-issue it! Using the licensed "MillerEngine" (which we find to be a substantial improvement over the old Solarengine), we've changed the kit with a new black circuit board and updated documentation. Check it out […]