Published in Design Solare
Our BEAM robotic creations were featured in an Italian book about solar design and applications. These little robots have been published in books and magazines from five different countries now. Unfortunately, our whole collection was lost in the mail. If anybody sees one in the wild let us know.
BEAM Single and Dual Engine Vibrobot
BEAM Vibrobots use pager motors to move. I used what's known as a BEAM "solar engine" (Type 1 "FLED" variety), pager motors, solar cells, paperclips, and some heat shrink to build a couple of Vibrobots this weekend.
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Kim and Zach at Poptech's Creative Reuse Workshop
We had the opportunity to participate in Poptech's Creative Reuse Workshop last week. First of all, we'd like to thank Poptech, Make Magazine and Ebay Green Team for helping to bring everything together. We were able to get makers of all ages together to build their own BEAM vibe robots. The turnout was fantastic and Kim and I were impressed with the creative output.
Amusement Magazine
Zach and I had a brief interview with regards to our work and the BEAM bots in the spring issue of Amusement. A French publication, Amusement is a gaming and technology mag with the styling of a fashion publication.
Best of Make Magazine
About a year ago, Make magazine did an article about our BEAM robots which have appeared again in their book The Best of Make which is available now at makershed.com. That's our bot in the bottom left corner of the cover. The book has 75 of their best DIY projects from their first 10 issues.
Les Robots
Les Robots : Du Plus Simple au Plus Sensationnel
Our "Helioforms" (BEAM robots) is pictured in a new book for children. The book about robots is a French Canadian release from the Editions Scholastic publisher. Another great connection made through Flickr as they found us there and approached us about including out little bots in the book. Should you have a geeky, french speaking young friend, it's a very nicely put together, comprehensive introduction to robots.
