Lenore Edman and her husband, Windell Oskay, had wanted to make a robot out of a brush for some time. Visiting hardware stores, they pushed brooms, scrub brushes and wire brushes along the floor to ...

[Underling] sent in his bristlebot project that aims to put a new spin on controlling bristlebot movement. We have seen several attempts at bristlebot directional control in the past, but none of ...

At the NYC Toy Fair in February Klutz introduced a new book called "Invasion of the Bristlebots", kicking off a flurry of controversy and accusations. If you remember way back in 2007 the talented ...

Robotic circuits are always complicated to build and involves a lot of money. How about using your toothbrush to make a robot of your own? Won’t it be fun? Read on and we’ll let you how to do it.

It’s been a while since we’ve seen much action on the bristlebot front, which is too bad. So we’re happy to see [Extreme Electronics]’s take on the classic introductory “robot”: the Black Line ...

It’s been a couple of years since the DIY version of the Bristlebot, and in that time it seems that this bizarre concept has gone mainstream. https://gizmodo.com ...

When it comes to whimsy, there's no doubt that the concept of a "bristlebot," a combination robot and toothbrush, is dripping with it. But there's little whimsy going on right now over a controversy ...

In an upsetting — though somehow not surprising — turn of events, it appears that Scholastic and partner company Klutz have ripped off the work of two Makers, Windell and Lenore Oskay. The duo (also ...

A kerfuffle that exploded online in the past few days over who created the concept of a "bristlebot," a small robot mashed up with a toothbrush, looks like it has a happy ending after an agreement ...

Introduction Bristlebots are a fun and popular type of robot made from the head of a toothbrush, a small watch battery and a tiny vibrating motor like the kind found in electric toothbrushes. Although ...