I can't belive something so simple took me so long (well all summer and part of fall is "long" to me )....I figured out how to make one out of --get this-- the Lego product known as "Lego Mindstorms Robotic Invention Systems" (or something like that..the kit's on the second "products" page of the lego.com site)
Yes, I made it out of a Lego product..hey, whatever works, right? ;-) (plus it's probably the only way I could build some kinda ticklin robot without blowin up the house or electrocuting myself. lol )
It's small, portable, and VERY effective--I should know, I tested it on myself lol . Best of all, even though the "Mindstorms" kit has probably about 100 peices (maybe more), it only took SEVEN of those parts to build the machine.
You don't need to buy the whole kit, though (good thing, considering its around $200)..probably be just easier/cheaper to buy the accessories.
All I needed was:
1. The little programable computer that acts as the "brain" of your robot
2. One of the two tiny motors from the kit
3. One of the long cords from the kit...this transfers info/power from the computer into the motor
4. One of the long axels
5. One of the gears to attach to the spinning part of the motor
6. Another gear to attach to the axel....which will attach to the other gear
7. Well, I used two gears attached to the axel, but you can stop with # 6...Not too sure the extra gear did anything. lol
If I can, I'll maybe post photos somewhere (probably at tickletheater, right?), showing exactly how all the pieces fit together...mostly cause it'd seem more complicated than it is if I just told you guys. lol
But anyway, when it's put together right, it'll travel along the stomach, sides, ribs, chest(well, not sure if it'll travel along a woman's chest as easily as a guy's lol), in kind of a circle, or even lower areas of the body, dependin on how low it's hangin, what angle the machine is at, and where it's hanging above the 'lee.
But just 'cause it travels in a circle doesn't mean you can predict where it'll go 100% of the time . Sometimes it has trouble climbing up the sides onto the stomach or chest...when that happens, expect at least a FEW seconds of rib/side tickling as the gears roll and the machine bounces agaist the body.
To make it even MORE unpredictible, using two extra things from the kit-- a little object that transfers data from your computer to the little one, wirelessly, and the software CD that comes the kit-- you can program the mahcine to have some really fun surprises for your victim.
Program the motor to sudddenly switch directions, program it to slow down or speed up..or program it to shut off for a few seconds then suddenly turn back on.
Just make sure you have rechargable batteries to put in the small computer, cause I haven't seen an adapter to keep it running...but then maybe by now they might have one in the "accessories" section of their site.
So, beware any female 'lees who end up meeting me...because now I have my own portable tickling machine. Muahahahahahahahaaaaa!....lol
Yes, I made it out of a Lego product..hey, whatever works, right? ;-) (plus it's probably the only way I could build some kinda ticklin robot without blowin up the house or electrocuting myself. lol )
It's small, portable, and VERY effective--I should know, I tested it on myself lol . Best of all, even though the "Mindstorms" kit has probably about 100 peices (maybe more), it only took SEVEN of those parts to build the machine.
You don't need to buy the whole kit, though (good thing, considering its around $200)..probably be just easier/cheaper to buy the accessories.
All I needed was:
1. The little programable computer that acts as the "brain" of your robot
2. One of the two tiny motors from the kit
3. One of the long cords from the kit...this transfers info/power from the computer into the motor
4. One of the long axels
5. One of the gears to attach to the spinning part of the motor
6. Another gear to attach to the axel....which will attach to the other gear
7. Well, I used two gears attached to the axel, but you can stop with # 6...Not too sure the extra gear did anything. lol
If I can, I'll maybe post photos somewhere (probably at tickletheater, right?), showing exactly how all the pieces fit together...mostly cause it'd seem more complicated than it is if I just told you guys. lol
But anyway, when it's put together right, it'll travel along the stomach, sides, ribs, chest(well, not sure if it'll travel along a woman's chest as easily as a guy's lol), in kind of a circle, or even lower areas of the body, dependin on how low it's hangin, what angle the machine is at, and where it's hanging above the 'lee.
But just 'cause it travels in a circle doesn't mean you can predict where it'll go 100% of the time . Sometimes it has trouble climbing up the sides onto the stomach or chest...when that happens, expect at least a FEW seconds of rib/side tickling as the gears roll and the machine bounces agaist the body.
To make it even MORE unpredictible, using two extra things from the kit-- a little object that transfers data from your computer to the little one, wirelessly, and the software CD that comes the kit-- you can program the mahcine to have some really fun surprises for your victim.
Program the motor to sudddenly switch directions, program it to slow down or speed up..or program it to shut off for a few seconds then suddenly turn back on.
Just make sure you have rechargable batteries to put in the small computer, cause I haven't seen an adapter to keep it running...but then maybe by now they might have one in the "accessories" section of their site.
So, beware any female 'lees who end up meeting me...because now I have my own portable tickling machine. Muahahahahahahahaaaaa!....lol
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