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The document provides guidance on building robots at home using simple materials and old toys for parts. It suggests using online resources like TinkerCAD for digital design and Arduino for adding intelligence to robots. Additionally, it encourages creativity in customizing robot designs to evoke different emotions.

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BBTTC-Robotics-Projects-for-Home-032420

The document provides guidance on building robots at home using simple materials and old toys for parts. It suggests using online resources like TinkerCAD for digital design and Arduino for adding intelligence to robots. Additionally, it encourages creativity in customizing robot designs to evoke different emotions.

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Robotics Projects at Home

by Blake Hament
Hands-On

You might not have spare motors or circuits at home... but that
doesn’t mean you can’t start building a robot!

https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Cardboard-Robot/

https://makezine.com/projects/cereal-box-robot/

Use these links for ideas, but then try your own ideas and
customize the design to make it your own!

What do you want your robot to be able to do?

Does your robot look fun or scary?

Can you change parts of your design to make people feel


different emotions?

If you want to add motors to your robot, maybe you can


find an old toy or device that can be scrapped for parts.
Even a small motor can be used to make simple robots that
move. Check out the “bristlebot”, a robot that races around
the floor using just a brush head, coin cell battery, and a
small vibration motor.

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/toothbrush-bristlebot

When removing a motor from an old toy or device, ​make


sure to unplug any batteries or wall power ​before getting to
work. It’s ok to cut wires, but make sure to leave at least the
(+) red wire and (-) black wire attached to the motor. For
most simple motors from small toys and devices, you should
see motion after attaching the red and black wires to the
positive and negative ports on a 9V battery. For small
motors, smaller batteries like 3V coin cells may also be able
to power the motor.

Use tape and/or hot glue to attach wire and cardboard to your motor. You would be surprised what you can make just
with these simple materials! ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLvlf9kiry

Designed for the Las Vegas Clark County Library District and the Las Vegas Library Best Buy Teen Tech Center
Robotics Projects at Home
by Blake Hament
Online

Even though you may be stuck at home, you can


still do a ton of design and prototyping from your
phone, tablet, or computer!

My favorite website for getting started is


TINKERCAD.COM​. CAD stands for Computer Aided
Design. Instead of drawing our designs with pencil
and paper, we can draw them digitally. The digital
design can then be sent to a 3D printer, imported
into a video game, or tested in a simulation.

TinkerCAD has great project ideas and tutorial


lessons under the “LEARN” tab to get you started. It
takes a little while to get used to the controls, but if
you keep with it you will be making your own 3D
designs in no time! ​Did I mention it's free?!

Maybe you’re excited about learning ​Arduino ​and using that


to add motors, sensors, and intelligence to your robot.
TinkerCAD also has an awesome “Circuits” playground that
includes Arduino and a ton of common motors, sensors,
LEDs, batteries, and much more.

You can even pull up an Arudino sketchbook from within the


Circuits Playground​ to start writing code for your Arduino.

If you are new to code, I recommend heading over to


SCRATCH.MIT.EDU​. Click “Start Creating” to launch the
first tutorial.

The best way to learn is to check out projects other


people have posted. If you like the game/video/or other
program they made, click “remix” to copy their code into
your own project, then you can play with it and edit for
your own purposes.

Designed for the Las Vegas Clark County Library District and the Las Vegas Library Best Buy Teen Tech Center

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