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Floppy the Robot

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the recycling-old-hardware dept.

Alien54 writes "Build your own Robot for almost Free..... As seen here where there are complete plans [and pictures] to build a robot from a 3 1/2" floppy drive without taking it apart. The floppy drive has all of the motors and electronics you need to get started and compete in a robot contest. With some old 5.25 inch drives, you can really get some power."

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  1. Your own airplane by dimss · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can build your own airplane from 52x CDROM.

    1. Re:Your own airplane by DrMrLordX · · Score: 5, Funny

      They make better projectile launchers. Amaze your friends as you fling high-velocity cds into their skulls! Marvel at the hospital bills!

  2. I knew I should have saved that spam by GrodinTierce · · Score: 5, Funny
    With some old 5.25 inch drives, you can really get some power.
    Finally that spam about "Enlarge your 3.5 inch floppy" would have come in handy.

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  3. I'd build a giant robot by mharris007 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd build a giant robot to crush your little 3.5" floppy bots. I'd build a bot out of one of those old Iomega Bernoulli drives.

    I will crush all your tiny bots!!

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  4. reboot, roboot, robot, ribbit by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't tell me, you boot the robot from a floppy, right?

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  5. Re:Make sure to use broken drive... by Ripplet · · Score: 5, Funny

    >It's built like a tank

    Why would anyone build a floppy drive with a revolving turret on top?
    Still, it gives you an advantage in those robot contests I suppose, especially if you use DU ammo.

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  6. Zip drive robot by jpm242 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I build a cool rover with parts from my IOMega Zip drive, but it started making this wierd clicking sound...

    JPZ3

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  7. World Domination by birdman666 · · Score: 5, Funny

    So that's why Steve Jobs took floppy drives out of Macs, to build an army of loyal robots to take over the world. It seems so obvious now.

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