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Ken Murphy is a musician, tinkerer, and jack of all trades. Blaed Spence interviewed him at the Maker Faire. He mentored a robotics club at a school and became obsessed with robotics. In the quest for simplicity, Ken came up with blinky bugs which he makes and sells for fun.
After editing this video, I was inpired to try making one from parts around the house. It didn't turn out nearly as pretty or well made as as his are, but it was fun to make! If Ken's is a blinky bug, mine is a blinky cockroach!
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Just had to make one myself just then. Fantastic idea, really easy and quick. Very clever. Using an alligator clip makes it easy to hold (and change) the battery.
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and and and just found out... great fun in front of the sub woofer speaker.
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I love these things, but can't find an appropriate button battery holder. Any suggestions?
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I just used a different kind of battery, but you could make your own out of shapelock and a paperclip! http://shapelock.com
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http://flickr.com/photos/pupok/93935722/ Here's another clever idea!
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Cool idea! Here's mine. I used a 9V battery. http://www.flickr.com/photos/16239986@N00/155031037/ The contacts on mine are guitar strings through a spring on the back.
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Cool idea! Here's mine. I used a 9V battery. http://www.flickr.com/photos/16239986@N00/155031037/ The contacts on mine are guitar strings through a spring on the back.
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This is a sweet idea. Here's mine. I used a 9V battery instead: http://flickr.com/photos/16239986@N00/155031037/
It took a long time to get the guitar strings within the spring just right, but now its super sensitive.
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This is a sweet idea. Here's mine. I used a 9V battery instead: http://flickr.com/photos/16239986@N00/155031037/
It took a long time to get the guitar strings within the spring just right, but now its super sensitive.
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this is kinda fun to look and make...
how about addding a cheap head phone speakers off of those $1 layingaround the house. It will add sound ? is it plausible ? any ideas on how cause i dont noe much about electronics
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this is kinda fun to look and make...
how about addding a cheap head phone speakers off of those $1 layingaround the house. It will add sound ? is it plausible ? any ideas on how cause i dont noe much about electronics
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Ns thing to see and make(haven made yet)
how about adding a cheap $1 head phone speaker , jus to make weird buggy noises. Any suggestion if it will work?
i dont noe much about electronics...
good job ken
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A little piezo buzzer would be fun!
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