Crawling Microbug
In technology workshop the students were building an crawling microbug. This bug reacts on light sources and moves in the direction of the source. You can choose between two velocities the bug will move with. Furthermore you are able to adjust the sensitivity of detecting the light. If it is totally dark, the bug will stop.
Every student built his own microbug. But in many sequences they had to collaborate to build the difficult parts.
They had to work properly and focused to get a satisfactory and well-functioning result. Most parts of the small vehicle are tiny and have to be fixed on the central plate by soldering. Many of the students did it for the first time and were quite happy, when they switched the on-off-button and the bug started to “walk”.
The technology workshop participants started their work on the bug on Monday afternoon. The following three days they weren´t able to continue because of trips to BP refinery, Zeche Zollverein and Opel. On Friday afternoon all students finished work and switched on their completed microbugs.
