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BEAM solar power smart head

Phototropic headbot. Motor, gear assembly and stand scavenged from a discarded CD player.

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14 Comments

thats awsome


Very cool Bot, once I create my first roller I think I am going to try to make something similar to this! Come check out the new community at BEAMBotForums.


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Can anyone send me a diagram about how to build a solar tracker?


I want to make that!


my men I have been looking for this Videos for a long time tinks to you. I’m looking to creat something like this but a lot biger If you get this message please help me out.


Can you plz let me know where i can get this instructable???????


Just don’t think that you can only make something that follows light with expensive electronic chips, you can easily make them out of old junk.


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Thanks. Everything (inc. the motor and gear assembly) comes from a discarded CD and cassette player.


o, thats nice, did you build it yourself or is it a set?


Thanks very much!

The head seeks a second distant light in the room when I shut off the bright lamp. That’s what causes it to re-index. The head has to “stare” at the bright light for a couple minutes to charge the storage caps before it will track as nimbly as it does in the movie. I found the circuit (by Wilf Rigter and Darrell Johnson) on the solarbotics website.


Hi beamaed. I set your BEAM head as a benchmark for my BEAM head’s performance. I don’t think I quite acheived it (yet) - yours is great!

I noticed your’s seems to re-index to its starting/stopping position - how? Lastly, are you storing the current in a capictor and discharging - if so, how do you get such smooth performance? :) Great work!!!


WOW, so it turns towards the light? Thats so coolio. Do you know where I can get instructables?


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