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Programming Language
Snap! Jr., Snap!, Scratch, Python, Java, BirdBlox, MakeCode / JavaScript, Arduino
Subjects
Maker Tools
Grades
4-5, 6-8, 9-12
Use this step-by-step guide to build your own Hummingbird creation with Strawbees. This is Strawbeest, our homage to Theo Jansen’s Strandbeests.
Hot glue a Strawbee to the Hummingbird position or rotation servo motor, and then just start building!
Try making a fun linkage with the Hummingbird and Strawbees!
Pro Tip: You can use just the tip of a Strawbee as a connector. This can help you to keep parts of your creation from colliding. In the video above, a small connector keeps the straw connected to the motor from hitting the stationary straw on the table.