tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post7456247985136535641..comments2024-03-26T07:07:14.304-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: (Real) Robots!Teacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-14567806655198899722012-03-31T08:55:49.405-07:002012-03-31T08:55:49.405-07:00Thank you so much for your inspiration. My son is...Thank you so much for your inspiration. My son is a robot maniac and was in total awe when we copied your idea. We used the motor of his Erector set. He asks me daily for a cup and tape so he can try new mediums. AMAZING! Thank you for what you do!<br />http://4herreras.blogspot.com/2012/03/drawing-robot.htmlTime For Playhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14209176822777359132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-50916465453899990252010-07-13T16:29:44.457-07:002010-07-13T16:29:44.457-07:00Very very cool! I saw this on the Evil Mad Scienti...Very very cool! I saw this on the Evil Mad Scientist Blog that reminded me of your draw bots, it's a robot made with toothbrush bristles:<br /><br />http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/bristlebotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-45954595814277223632010-05-19T19:57:06.544-07:002010-05-19T19:57:06.544-07:00That is W-A-Y cool Tom!That is W-A-Y cool Tom!SquiggleMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05094710479615479611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-13913453270145902452010-05-19T05:11:06.947-07:002010-05-19T05:11:06.947-07:00oh sweet mother this is cool.oh sweet mother this is cool.kristinhttp://preschool-daze.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-32179908245185341152010-05-18T17:38:05.968-07:002010-05-18T17:38:05.968-07:00I agree with Donna - you have waaay too much fun a...I agree with Donna - you have waaay too much fun at preschool ;)<br />I think you should add 'mad scientist / inventor' to your resume!jenny @ let the children playhttp://progressiveearlychildhoodeducation.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-37584303224434011872010-05-18T13:58:10.524-07:002010-05-18T13:58:10.524-07:00Hmmm ... I'm not sure who had more fun here To...Hmmm ... I'm not sure who had more fun here Tom, you or the children! REGARDLESS this is a perfect example of the process being more important than the outcome ... and that was one really cool process! <br />Donna :) :)Play for Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475920387209134195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-67253480392321413942010-05-18T10:56:36.007-07:002010-05-18T10:56:36.007-07:00WOW!WOW!Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08675709995031241987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-6561504867270549362010-05-18T10:46:25.037-07:002010-05-18T10:46:25.037-07:00This looks like SO much fun! Maybe Kaish and Shosh...This looks like SO much fun! Maybe Kaish and Shoshi and I will put this on our list of fun things to do over Summer vacation. YAY!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07874897254332872367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-92040043725937024922010-05-18T09:47:45.713-07:002010-05-18T09:47:45.713-07:00Teacher Tom, you should check out allelectronics f...Teacher Tom, you should check out allelectronics for parts--it's basically an electronics surplus store with amazing deals. Here's a link to their motors: http://www.allelectronics.com/index.php?page=search&search_query=motor&x=0&y=0Robhttp://twitter.com/mcgartynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-69107041146922695922010-05-18T09:06:24.570-07:002010-05-18T09:06:24.570-07:00Hmmm. Thinking, thinking, thinking....
(One of th...Hmmm. Thinking, thinking, thinking....<br /><br />(One of the coolest things ever!)Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397525011462974857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-43861969284733801482010-05-18T08:23:20.093-07:002010-05-18T08:23:20.093-07:00oh my gosh, I must go to radio shack NOW! Sadly, I...oh my gosh, I must go to radio shack NOW! Sadly, I am at work. I have been trying to figure out the robot question for years. what is the appeal? Is it a philosophical question or an engineering one that drive the children's interest? I have never found a good "real" robot for the children to mess with-and this may be it! This is just awesome, thanks to you and the linkers you followed to find the plan.Anna Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020564718454754566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-9870220011902795292010-05-18T08:04:00.851-07:002010-05-18T08:04:00.851-07:00They are ace aren't they! we made some as gift...They are ace aren't they! we made some as gifts for the kids back in Jan 09, and they were a huge hit. I think it's about time we made more, but let the kids make them this time. My youngest was only two when we made the first ones, so she thought they were alive! We used motors from dollar store handyfans, with the fans still attached, that we weighted with blobs of hot glue. Our battery packs didn't have switches either, so we glued a switch on the top of the motor :)Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07169632319172011782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-38991596658188154232010-05-18T06:55:10.300-07:002010-05-18T06:55:10.300-07:00Oh, no, school is done this week! Next year, for ...Oh, no, school is done this week! Next year, for sure!! <br />I so sympathize with your statement about the drill ("I should have let a child do it.") Sometimes I don't have enough faith in their abilities, but most often we're all having so much fun, I forget and just do it, not so much "for" them as "along with" them. I suspect that's what happened to you.<br />And, of course, it's so easy to be in a hurry to get to the painting part, rather than letting the tinkering go on for days, if necessary. I very often get impatient with what is actually the most important part of the project.Barbara Zaborowskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-43436668838843241012010-05-18T06:42:28.119-07:002010-05-18T06:42:28.119-07:00I must share this with my husband!!I must share this with my husband!!Eternal Lizdomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12436844959718198383noreply@blogger.com