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The "iVore" photovore

The iVore was originally concived as being an alternative to the standard solar powered photovore. It uses a battery instead of a solar cell to give it quick motion as well as extremly good light tracking abilities. This little bugger will find THE brighest light source! I've broken the tutorial down into four sections. Building the frame - a quick design that I did that will shold give you some idea of what it should be. This is the step where you can really be creative! Building the circuit - here I'll give PCB layouts, a freeform layout and a schematic to work off of as well as a complete parts list with were to get the parts and part #z. Putting them together - basically this is where you connect the circuit to your frame. Other things you can do - in this section I'll show you how to add a sensor to your iVore so that when it bumps into an object it will backup and turn. Building the Frame Building the circuit Putting them together Other things you can do Enjoy

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