Make: Online : Begging robot creates sound, asks for money

Begging robot creates sound, asks for money

Alexader Gurko's "Begging Bot" plays music just by synching up the sounds a floppy and hard drive makes when spinning their motors. After the song is done, the CD drives opens up and the bot asks for donations from the public. The sound is actually pretty interesting if you watch the above video.

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Posted by: Phillip Torrone on May 31, 2008 at 3:43 PM

jonah, check your vid, it's not loading

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Posted by: The Oracle on May 31, 2008 at 10:36 PM

C64

Anyone else play music on the 1541 floppy drive with their commodore 64 by banging the head into the mechanical stop?

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Posted by: Steve on June 1, 2008 at 11:01 AM

All it needs now is a cardboard case and a subway platform to call its own.

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