2014 Summer Activities - Education and Youth Affairs Bureau

Photosensitive Mechanical Beetle

Photosensitive Mechanical Beetle

Construction of a photosensitive mechanical beetle which follows light to guide its way, by using LEDs, photodiodes, NPN type transistors, DC motor and their application as a whole.

Contents:

  • Review of electronic components and soldering technique.
  • Introduction to LED, photodiode, NPN transistor and DC motor.
  • Building a photosensitive mechanical beetle.