Styrobots 4 & 5

Posted by Erin, the RobotGrrl on Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Happy May Victoria Day weekend to everyone! It’s really cold compared to other years, so that’s a real bummer…

OR IS IT?

For $20 you could have your own personal sunshine with you, wherever you go! What’s it called? A STYROBOT!
The next addition to the Styrobot family is called Yeuxgoo. I named it Yeuxgoo because I think Yeux means eyes in French. Since this Styrobot has large and really cute eyes, I found it quite fitting! You can buy it on Etsy by clicking here.

Here are some pictures of this cutie!

Next up is the fifth Styrobot, named Beegigoo. I thought it would be fitting as I was thinking about the Beegees when I was trying to come up with a name for it. It is up on Etsy where you can buy it, check it out by clicking here.

Here’s some pics!

And last, but not least, Styrobot #3 (the first one sold on Etsy) - Jigglygoo, has been adopted by David at uCHobby! Congratulations! Since he has donated and has been extremely nice in the past, I’ll be making a special uCHobby themed Styrobot for him. It’s bound to be really cool, HEHE. Friends that have donated or helped out, I’ll be contacting you asking what your favourite colours are and if you would like your Styrobot to have anything special on it.

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Styrobot #003 - Jigglygoo

Posted by Erin, the RobotGrrl on Friday, May 16th, 2008

The first Styrobot for sale has been posted on Etsy! Click here to see it!

The description of the Styrobot:

This Styrobot, named Jigglygoo, vibrates around in circles with the press of one of its antennae. With an irresistible smile, Jigglygoo is bound to cheer you up!

Jigglygoo runs on a small 3V watch battery, which is included!

All of the money raised with the sale of Styrobots will go towards my Robotic Fund. Normally, this fund is used to help me buy electronic parts and books, however I was accepted into the Stanford Education Program for Gifted Youth - Artificial Intelligence program. This really fun opportunity does come with a tuition cost of $3700, where all of the money will be going. Any additional donations would be extremely appreciated!

Hope you enjoy your Styrobot!

And the big question is… How much does it cost?
$20 Each & $18 for shipping!

Here are 6 awesome pictures for you to enjoy:

Don’t worry though! More Styrobots will be coming REALLY soon!

It was quite funny, actually. The 2nd Styrobot, Moop, did work … but the battery was ALWAYS being drained too quickly! The battery is connected in between the switch part, like a normal battery would be… but it happens that the switch didn’t work the way I thought it did, so I was always shorting it out! Eheheh! I fixed it though, in Jigglygoo.

Keep an eye out for more coming throughout the day, I just have to solder some stuff together, and another two will be done!

Posted in: Projects, Robot.

$50 from Scott Kaine

Posted by Erin, the RobotGrrl on Monday, April 7th, 2008

After a most generous donation of $10 from uC Hobby, I was absolutely astonished when I had yet another email from PayPal, with a $50 donation!

This $50 donation is from Scott Kaine. Check out his blog, it’s pretty spifftastic! I’m at a loss for words. Thank you so much Scott! It truly means a lot to me. Thank you thank you thank you thank you multiplied by 1 zillion!

Not exactly sure what I will spend it on just yet. Perhaps a Wii Nunchuck controller, and a Motor Shield so I can use my 2 DC motors and make a different type of Segway! I’m thinking something like a skateboard, with a big surface area and big tires so I can balance. For some reason, the idea of a big stick in front just doesn’t cut it for me. (I want to be a RoboSk8r!) I don’t have much mass, so I think I could get away with using big wheels with a gear ratio for lots of power, and some speed, in a wooden chassis. I would use metal, but I have no clue where I could get some. Or I could use plastic from Ponoko! That way it will be pink. Or lime green! The possibilities are only limited to infinity - 1.

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$10 from uC Hobby

Posted by Erin, the RobotGrrl on Saturday, March 29th, 2008

As I found featured on MAKE emails in my inbox, I also found something else. A $10 donation from David Fowler from uC Hobby! Believe it or not, I could not believe it was true! I even double checked that it was the real PayPal.
This $10 will go an extremely long way! I’m not exactly sure what I’m going to buy just yet, but it will most likely be a used book from amazon That way, I can learn more about robotics!

I’m just completely astonished! The first real donation to my Robotic Fund. I’m extremely flattered, honestly!

Thank you so much, David & uC Hobby!

Posted in: Other, Projects.