15x15x15 #12 Crawlerbot

3,610 views · Published 18 December 2013 · 6:08 · Indexed 24 October 2026

Channel: GrandadIsAnOldMan · 2013 · Science & Technology

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Mohammed Dalaf commented that he had a project where the car needed to be 15cm by 15cm by 15cm and that inspired me to see what I could make that fitted that specification. This is my twelfth attempt - I will stop when I get to fifteen.

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This crawlerbot is made from the components I used in #11 plus an electric motor and a couple of gear wheels.

Main components are
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Casing from off floppy disk drive
4 Feet from scrapped DVD player
Barbecue skewer
Rubber band
Paperclip
Felt tip pen top
Electric motor (from an old printer)
Gear wheels (from a highlighter tape dispenser)

Main tools
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Drill
Hobby knife

Related playlists
15x15x15 playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB3ZFC8DWgONL1RLF61VZZj3
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Crawlerbot playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB0ypbT8Tr-CZfXPIiaOHUlL
Toy cars playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB3lGxxzEo_ZDnjnOtIlk50Q
Aircraft playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB0nZItxE_78EJP0F99Ghaki
Toy Boats playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB24vUS9E8zkSgjZysEL00zr
Balloon Power playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB2Vx0gKEqY4p9JBgqZqrHsr
Gravity Powered Car playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB1zzCqDckAnlOzz8iViuM94
Other toys playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB1SpcRUbQErqNV7E7ulMth-
Rubber Band Power playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB1otXh0w36OwsYIHZznUWp6
Help Files playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB2v0vxMJyZ9cPweAGx1FK6e

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