Sauerkraut Powered Robot

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By Dale Dougherty
Posted 2011/10/23 @ 3:47 pm
Category General

My favorite interaction was a youngster approaching Jesse Hemminger’s Sauerkraut Powered Robot display at the Pittsburgh Mini Maker Faire, getting a whiff, throwing his hand up to cover his mouth and then ran off instantly.

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Anonymous on October 23rd, 2011 at 4:26 pm said:

Funny!

Can you post a video of these puppies in action? They look like fun!

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- Anonymous on October 24th, 2011 at 9:10 am said:
  
  Here is a video I just uploaded:http://youtu.be/x7HxubZe_Uo?t=1m56s
  
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  Anonymous on October 24th, 2011 at 9:16 am said:
  
  Very cool. Thanks for sharing a video of them in action. I assume you’ve got ‘solar-bot’ type circuits collecting power. Nice synthesis.
  
  I love the orange one when it fits!
  
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  Anonymous on October 24th, 2011 at 9:36 am said:
  
  Oh yeah, I was going to post info about that too. I’m using beam robotics circuits from:
  http://www.solarbotics.net/library/circuits/se_t1.html
  
  The first robot you see in the video is actually a kit from Solarbotics.com
  http://www.solarbotics.com/products/sym1381/
  
  I just removed the solar panel and connected the Sauerkraut Batteries. I also attached pencil lead so it would draw me a picture.
  
  The next one you see in the video is my own creation, I just bought the individual components from Solarbotics.com, added a limit switch and extra motor to the Miller Engine circuit design from Solarbotics.net, and freeform soldered it together into what I think looks like a little crustacean. The limit switch makes it a wall following bot by simply switching between the two motors.
  
  http://www.solarbotics.net/library/circuits/se_t1_mse.html
  
  The orange robot is a Hexbug Ant that I circuit bent by removing the batteries and adding a Miller Engine so it could be powered by the Sauerkraut. This one has a much much larger capacitor (.35 F instead of .0047 F) so it takes much longer to charge up, but when it goes it also goes for much longer.
  
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  Anonymous on October 24th, 2011 at 1:07 pm said:
  
  Excellent stuff. Thanks for sharing.
- Anonymous on October 24th, 2011 at 9:10 am said:
  
  Here is a video I just uploaded:http://youtu.be/x7HxubZe_Uo?t=1m56s
  
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Anonymous on October 23rd, 2011 at 9:58 pm said:

Strictly-speaking, it’s not really sauerkraut-powered. the sauerkraut is just the ion path and the energy comes from the oxidation of the metal plates. Great work, but you need to pick a more kid-friendly electrolyte next time! =)

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- Anonymous on October 24th, 2011 at 9:11 am said:
  
  Yeah, I also realized that they are not technically sauerkraut powered, and wrote about that on my project blog:http://jessehemminger.blogspot.com/2011/03/its-metaphor.html
  
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- Anonymous on October 24th, 2011 at 9:11 am said:
  
  Yeah, I also realized that they are not technically sauerkraut powered, and wrote about that on my project blog:http://jessehemminger.blogspot.com/2011/03/its-metaphor.html
  
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Anonymous on October 24th, 2011 at 9:04 am said:

Here is a video I just uploaded:

I also realize that they are not technically sauerkraut powered, and wrote about that on my project blog:
http://jessehemminger.blogspot.com/2011/03/its-metaphor.html

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Anonymous on October 24th, 2011 at 9:04 am said:

Here is a video I just uploaded:

I also realize that they are not technically sauerkraut powered, and wrote about that on my project blog:
http://jessehemminger.blogspot.com/2011/03/its-metaphor.html

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Anonymous on October 24th, 2011 at 9:08 am said:

Also, it’s not the first time I’ve had people running away gagging…
http://jessehemminger.blogspot.com/2011/06/sauerkraut-not-for-everybody.html

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Anonymous on October 24th, 2011 at 9:08 am said:

Also, it’s not the first time I’ve had people running away gagging…
http://jessehemminger.blogspot.com/2011/06/sauerkraut-not-for-everybody.html

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