Dec 20, 2007 10:01 AM

Bristlebot Cleans Teeth and Tabletops

Ingredients: One toothbrush head, one imbalanced motor, and a CR-2032 watch battery. Method, glue them all together. Result, a tiny, skittering vibrobot. Bristlebot [Evil Mad Scientist via BB]

Ingredients: One toothbrush head, one imbalanced motor, and a CR-2032 watch battery. Method, glue them all together. Result, a tiny, skittering vibrobot.

Bristlebot [Evil Mad Scientist via BB]

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