More tests for "hamster ball" air quality monitoring

by warren on February 7, 2012 - 12:31

I got the "robotic hamster ball" working and moving very slowly by gearing down a Lego motor and using its battery pack as a weight. Issues:

it's not super reliable - it gets stuck and makes a "clicking" noise
it move so slowly that it is jerky in its motions
it's not balanced well so it tends to go in circles
it's hard to turn on and off because the button is hard to reach while it's moving

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