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  • How to build junkbots: Old toys
    In a previous blog entry the idea of using drinks can and an unbalanced motor was discussed. but what else have the projects participants t...
  • How to build junkbots: Drinks can, unbalanced motor
    The junkbots project has now being running for 18 months in Northamptonshire, UK. But how have the junkbots being built? A video produced by...
  • How to build junkbots: Wheels don’t always work well
    Back to the main approach, simplest way and probably the quickest:- A body (drinks can and drinks bottles usually) and an unbalanced motor -...
  • Huxlow Pt 2: Lego Robots
     The second half (programming lego robots) on the junkbots project has been carried out at  Huxlow Science College  on 28th February 2011. ...
  • Toys from trash
    Arvind Gupta has produced a lot of work on turning junk into toys that aim to demonstrate the engineering ideas in an very interesting (wel...
  • Brooke Weston Event
    Students at Brooke Weston School, Corby have been working with the University of Northampton's School of Science and Technology on the junkb...
  • waste inspires students
    A recent article in the Northampton Herald and Post " How a university is using waste as tool to inspire students " by Lawrence Joh...
  • junkbots goes to Roade
    Friday 16th March 2012, the junkbots project moved to year 6 at Roade Primary School.  The aim was to Look in to how to use electric motor...
  • junkbots in northampton
    Last Wednesday (11th June 2012) junkbots returned home. During the Inspiring Girls into Engineering event held at the School of Science an...
  • Wootton Primary School
    On the 30th April 2012 the junkbots project went to Wootton Primary's STEM club. The task was challenging to design and to build junkbots th...


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