Junkbots

Here is a junkbot my 7-year old son and I came up with at the weekend. A bit of fun - a junkbot that draws based on a bashed up drinks can, pens, straws, motor, broken fan and lots of tape! The last picture has some of the shapes the junkbots produced. If you would like to know more about the Junkbots project contact scott.turner@northampton.ac.uk

A Video montage of Hayley Stevenson's work on the Junkbots can be found at see  http://junkbots-hayleystevenson.blogspot.com .

Taken from:  Junkbots - Nuffield Bursary Placement: Day 9 - The Fan Racer comes to Life! "... added 'insect leg' supports! Basically the supports run the full length of the can, then come off at an angle to keep the fan at the back counterbalanced. (Theyare called insect supports because the FanRacer now looks like a Fly ... "