A couple weeks ago, I cobbled together a prototype bacteriophage bot that skittered around. It worked OK but it really didn’t look very aesthetically pleasing.
A few days ago, I designed a nicer version in Blender, uploaded it to Shapeways, scaled it to 100mm (about 4″), and ordered a print.
Here’s what I got back.
I taped a phone vibrator motor and a button battery to the bottom. (I added the disc to the model for exactly this purpose.) Oh, and a pair of googly eyes, of course.
And here’s the result…
If you want to make your own, the STL file is available on Thingiverse or get it directly from Shapeways.