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You may need to adjust the popsicle stick positions you test in the "Test Your Art Bot" section of this project to make sure your Art Bot does not fall over. To make it wobble less, move the popsicle stick so it is more centered on the cork. Your Art Bot might fall over frequently if it wobbles too much.If necessary, use more tape to reattach them. As your robot wobbles around, some pieces may fall off.If necessary, take off the tape, tightly re-twist the wires, and then reapply tape. If you did not twist the wires tightly enough, the vibrations may cause them to come apart. If your Art Bot stops moving suddenly, check to make sure that one set of wires did not get disconnected.Follow these troubleshooting tips when using your Art Bot:.If necessary, turn the power switch off and re-tape the parts to the cup. Pieces may fall off your Art Bot as it wobbles around. If necessary, tightly re-twist them together.Ģ5. If the motor does not spin, check that your wires did not come loose. The popsicle stick should spin, causing the entire robot to wobble and move around.Ģ4. Turn the power switch to the ON position. Remove the marker caps and place your Art Bot on a piece of posterboard.Ģ3. Tape three markers to the sides of the cup, equally spaced around the edge, to form a tripod.Ģ2. Make sure the on/off switch is facing toward the rim so you can reach it easily.ġ9. Put a piece of double-sided foam tape on the battery holder (on the side opposite the power switch).ġ8. Wrap both wire connections in electrical tape.ġ7. Tightly twist together exposed metal parts of black wires.ġ6.
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Tightly twist together exposed metal parts of red wires.ġ5. Make sure you do not accidentally tape the back of the motor shaft.ġ4. Put two pieces of double-sided foam tape on either side of the holes and peel off the paper backing.ġ3. Make sure it lines up with the center hole so it can spin freely.ġ2. Important: The motor shaft sticks out the back of the motor. Thread the motor wires through the two outer holes.ġ1. Adult supervision required: Cut three small holes in top of cup, as shown.ġ0. Tightly twist together exposed metal ends of red wires.ĩ. Slide cover back on until it clicks in place.Ħ. Make sure '+' signs on batteries line up with '+' signs in holder.ĥ. Remove screw from battery holder cover.Ĥ. Make sure battery holder switch is in the OFF position.Ģ.
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#DRAW WAR ROBOT HOW TO#
What happens if the popsicle stick is perfectly centered? What happens when it is way off-center? Move on to the Materials section to see the list of supplies you will need to build your own Art Bot, and the Procedure for instructions on how to build one and do the experiment. In this science project, you will find out how the weight attached to the motor affects the robot's movement. Your Art Bot will also have markers for "legs," so it will draw on paper as it moves. This is the same technology that makes video game controllers and cell phones vibrate on the inside, they have little spinning motors with weights attached. When the motor vibrates, it causes the robot to wobble across the paper. The motor has an off-center weight attached to it (the popsicle stick in Figure 1), which causes the motor to vibrate. When you connect the battery to the motor, you complete an electrical circuit, and this allows the motor to spin.
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In order to power the motor, the robot also needs a battery. The Art Bot uses a small electric motor to move.