Home BEAM family tree Sitter Squirmer Slider Crawler Jumper Roller Symet Solarroller Popper Design Gallery Miniball Misc. Walker Swimmer Flier Climber   The BEAM Bestiary is a BEAM Reference Library site.		Popper gallery Popper image gallery, links, and information 8/2 Brutus by Richard Caudle 1 page, 4 images / 107 KBytes inline Chloroplast-based photopopper (sim. to "The Other," see below); site contains schematic, photos, and brief description. 4066 Pvore by Drew Brown 1 page, 5 images / 103 KBytes inline Schematic, photos ('though a bit fuzzy), and description of a 4066-based photovore. ALF by Ben Hitchcock 9 pages, 1 image / 27 KBytes inline on home page Good photos and writeup Ant by Jim Mullins 1 page, 3 images / 70 KBytes inline Freeformed photopopper; site contains photos and short description BEAM-Ant by Thomas Pilgaard 1 page, 4 images / 4 KBytes inline Photos, schematic, copious description; links to 3 AVI movies BEAMant1 by Darrell Johnson 1 page, 6 images / 140 KBytes inline Photos, schematic, brief description. An interesting implementation of Tilden's popper design. BEAMant2 by Darrell Johnson 1 page, 7 images / 212 KBytes inline Photos, schematic, brief description. An interesting implementation of Tilden's popper design. BeetleBot by Grant McKee On a "Misc." page with 7 images / 21 KBytes inline Photos and short description Bionic Mouse by John V. 1 page, 2 images / 149 KBytes inline Brief description of an unusual design. Link (http://home.HiWAAY.net/~rverchot/biomouse.htm) dead as of 8/2002. Bubblebot 1 by Jim Mullins 1 page, 2 images / 50 KBytes inline A photopopper built into a vending machine bubble for weather and abuse resistance; site contains photos and detailed description Bumblebee by Kyle Simmons 1 page, 5 images / 40 KBytes inline Photos (4 are thumbnails that link to excellent close-ups) and short description of a small FRED-based photopopper. Buzz by Dug North 1 page, 1 image / 20 KBytes inline Photo and brief description of a1381-based photopopper; Buzz is on a shared page along with Dug's other BEAMbots. Byte by Jim Mullins 1 page, 1 image / 30 KBytes inline Photopopper based on Chiu-Yuan Fang freeforming tutorial (see below); essentially same as Mite (see below), but with bigger solar cell. Site contains photos and short description Copebot by Björn Brindefalk 1 page, 9 images / 200 KBytes inline on home page Photos, explanation, schematic, and parts list; excellent documentation of 'bot development history and performance. Cy-Popper by Richard Caudle 1 page, 3 images / 61 KBytes inline Experimental Chloroplast-based photopopper; site contains photos and brief description. Fred by Greg Guitchounts 1 page, 2 images / 49 KBytes inline Photos with brief description; despite its name, a FLED-based design FRED-Popper by Thomas Pilgaard 2 pages, 2 images / 12 KBytes inline FRED-based photopopper. Photos, links, movie, and very complete description. Click on the tech link for more detail. Fatboy by Gary Huston 1 page, 2 images / 62 KBytes inline Photos, some explanation. Gary's home page has additional information on this 'bot. Free Bot 1 by Tacoman 1 page, 5 images / 344 KBytes inline Detailed photos and brief explanation Homer II by Jeff Steele 1 page, 10 images / 44 KBytes inline Detailed photos, brief explanation, schematic. Photovore with 1381 photopopper circuit using SMT transistors Lancelot by Greg Guitchounts 1 page, 7 images / 133 KBytes inline Photos with brief description and schematic; a BEAM-Ant based 'bot. Mite by Jim Mullins 1 page, 5 images / 69 KBytes inline Photopopper based on Chiu-Yuan Fang freeforming tutorial (see below); site contains photos and short description Mute by Greg Guitchounts 1 page, 2 images / 68 KBytes inline Photos with brief description The Other by Richard Caudle 1 page, 4 images / 97 KBytes inline Chloroplast-based photopopper (sim. to "8/2 Brutus," see above); site contains schematic, photos, and brief description. Photopopper by Thomas Pilgaard 2 pages, 2 images / 11 KBytes inline Photos, links, movie, and very complete description. Click on the tech link for more detail. Photopopper by Wrighter the Pessimist 1 page, 9 images / 197 KBytes inline Photos, diagrams, and good description; based on Chiu-Yuan Fang freeforming tutorial (see below). Photopopper II by Thomas Pilgaard 2 pages, 2 images / 6 KBytes inline Photos, links, movie, and very complete description. Click on the tech link for more detail. The Photovore by Steve Bolt 11 pages, 3 images / 24 KBytes inline on home page Photos, explanation Photovore 01 by Brett Hemes 1 page, 4 images / 15 KBytes inline Photos, brief explanation; based on Chiu-Yuan Fang's freeforming tutorial (see below). Picbot by Björn Brindefalk 1 page, 3 images / 30 KBytes inline on home page Photos and explanation of a PIC-driven popper under development. Poly2 by Björn Brindefalk 1 page, 3 images / 50 KBytes inline on home page Photos, explanation, and parts list Protosaurus Erectus by Richard Caudle 1 page, 1 image / 22 KBytes inline Photopopper with no circuit details; site contains photos and brief description Redbug by Ray Diaz 1 page, 10 images / 562 KBytes inline This is a FLED Popper off of Ben Hitchcock's FRED schematic, but with a new configuration. It was inspired by Andy Pang and Chiu's SE configurations (see the wiring diagram on the page). Rigterpopper 1.0 by Richard Caudle 1 page, 1 image / 51 KBytes inline Photopopper based on (undescribed) Wilf Rigter circuit; site contains photo and brief description Rochi by TurtleTek 1 page, 7 images / 139 KBytes inline Modified Solarbotics photopopper; photos and some explanation on site. Scarab 1.0 by Roger Korus 1 page, 6 images / 38 KBytes inline Brief description, photos, video Scarlet Scarab by Jim Mullins 1 page, 8 images / 251 KBytes inline Photos and extensive description ShokPopper by Greg Guitchounts 1 page, 3 images / 85 KBytes inline Photos with brief description Smiley by Richard Caudle 1 page, 4 images / 81 KBytes inline Evore ("homes" on E-field) with undescribed circuit; site contains photos and brief description Solar Bicore Rover by Darrell Johnson 1 page, 4 images / 115 KBytes inline Site contains just photos. Solarbotics Photopopper by Jim Mullins 1 page, 5 images / 74 KBytes inline Modified (very artistically!) Solarbotics photopopper; site contains photos and short description. Solarfly by Jim Mullins 1 page, 3 images / 93 KBytes inline Modified Cybug Solar Fly kit robot; site contains photos and detailed description SpeedOVore by Greg Guitchounts 1 page, 6 images / 126 KBytes inline Photos with brief description and schematic Spinner by Dug North 1 page, 1 image / 20 KBytes inline Photo and brief description of a FLED-based photopopper; Spinner is on a page shared with Dug's other BEAMbots. SunEater III by Steve Bolt 1 page, 8 images / 150 KBytes inline Excellent photos and instructions Tiny Giraffe by Mike Ball 1 page, 9 images / 231 KBytes inline Excellent photos, description, and schematic of an award-winning competitive photovore; based on Chiu's tutorial. Tri-bug by Björn Brindefalk 1 page, 2 images / 27 KBytes inline on home page Photo and sketch of a developmental photopopper driven by a type 3 solar engine. Trundle by Jim Mullins 1 page, 3 images / 76 KBytes inline Freeformed photopopper; site contains photos and detailed description N/A (tutorial) by Chiu-Yuan Fang 1 page, 21 images / 420 KBytes inline Detailed freeformed photopopper tutorial. Circuit design is from Solarbotics 1381-based schematic. Twddle Bug by Marty Vulk 1 page, 4 images / 64 KBytes inline Photos, brief description. Twitch by Darrell Johnson 1 page, 8 images / 75 KBytes inline No circuit schematic, but is apparently based on 1381s. Good arrangement photos; 2.3 MByte movie of robot motion. UCOBA 1.0 by Bot Doc 1 page, 3 images / 102 KBytes inline Photos and description; BEAMAnt-based design Wasp by Jim Mullins 1 page, 5 images / 74 KBytes inline Freeformed photopopper; site contains photos and brief description Wigglebot 1.0 by Richard Caudle 1 page, 3 images / 82 KBytes inline Interesting 3-motor bicore-based photopopper; site contains schematic, photos, and description WiggleBot2 by Richard Caudle 1 page, 4 images / 86 KBytes inline Simplified bicore-based photopopper; site contains schematic, photos, and description Willie by Steve Bolt 1 page, 2 images / 56 KBytes inline Uses photophilic behavior to seek battery-charger; site contains photos and brief description For more information... You might also want to check out Ian Bernstein's BEAM-Online megagallery of photopoppers here, and the Solarbotics gallery of photopoppers here.
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