Linked to our topic, we used what we had learnt about circuits to make a robot design and to give it light-up eyes (like the robot in 'Iron Man' by Ted Hughes, which we were reading in class, see file below). One group (Jaime, Mario and Justo) brought in extra parts to make their robot lights flash on and off.
Then we checked to see if the lights would give the robots night vision:
Find the description of the robot's eyes in 'Iron Man' (chapter one) to see if we were successful:
ironman.doc |
You can make a simple 'robot' BristleBot at home with a toothbrush, simple cells and a motor. There are lots of different ideas on YouTube. You might need to adapt your design to bear in mind the weight of components: