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Buzz – Because He Does<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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01\/2014 – Buzz Explained – like there is a lot to explain. Buzz is a very simple thing, not sure you can even call him a \u201crobot\u201d. A couple LDRs, couple LEDs, pager type motor, and an ATTiny85 brain. He really can\u2019t determine WHERE he goes. But he does GO a little and BUZZes a lot getting around so thus the name Buzz.
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Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Buzz came about from leftover parts again like Buford.<\/strong>\nThe perf board was going to be the brains on a different micro bot and \nthe battery holder was from a failed smaller bot. \nI\u2019ve had the pager motor for some time, just never knew what to use it \non. \nSo again looking at the leftovers I thought it would be worth a try to \nmake a vibrating mover like what Yahmez had done with his \nBaby Bots or Ladviens Y-Babies at but bigger and much LESS capable.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\nBuzz’ whole goal is to balance his \u201ceyes\u201d to the light. If he\u2019s out of light \nbalance he buzzes around by firing off his pager motor that makes him generally \nspin in one direction until he balances again. Simple stuff but fun to see him \nreact to changing ambient light around him.\n
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He can also \u201cself stimulate\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\nsometimes\u2026 wait, that doesn\u2019t sound right, don\u2019t go there, that\u2019s not \nwhat I mean \ud83d\ude42 Basically he has a timer that runs after he has balanced out the \nlight, after the timer runs out he turns on one of his own LEDs that many times \ntriggers a light imbalance causing him to take off buzzing around again.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buzz\u2019s Body<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\n\nBuzz is based on a 1\u201d perf board from Radio Shack. I already installed an 8 pin \nsocket in it waiting for something to do with an ATTiny85. So I just added a \ncouple LDR\u2019s and 10K resistors, couple bright LEDs for show, 2K resistor and \n2N2222 and an old pager\/vibrating motor I scavenged from somewhere. The 2032 \nbattery mount came from an old PC motherboard and is a nice fit under the 1\u201d \nperf board.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\n\nAgain trying to make the board look like something \u201clive\u201d was kind of a goal. \nThe transistor is out front like a nose, the LDRs as eyes and the LEDs are kind \nof in an ear position when looking from the front of him anyhow. Not sure what \nthe ATTiny and motor are supposed to be but it\u2019s balanced at least.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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