Cornell Cooperative Extension

Broome County
Our daytime Spark program is designed with our growing homeschooling community in mind. Our 4-H'ers will design their own bristle bots—tiny vibrating robots made from toothbrush heads and simple motors. Before they put them to work though, they will first design and build a custom maze, testing it with hexbug nanobots. ​Once their maze is complete, they will then build their own personal robot-- the bristle bots. As they race, they will have to observe and make adjustments to their designs to get them to move forward through the obstacle course. This is a great starter exercise in engineering, design thinking, and robotics! 4-H'ers will get to take both their maze and personal bristle bot home with them. Who: Broome County 4-H Members This is not a drop-off program. As with all of our 4-H programs, we encourage parents to stay (and potentially help) with their young ones. When: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Time: 11:00am- 1:00pm Where: CCE Auditorium, 840 Upper Front Street, Binghamton

4-H'ers will build their own mini-robots-- Bristle Bots!

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4-H Daytime Spark Club: Bristle Bots

  • Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Our daytime Spark program is designed with our growing homeschooling community in mind. Our 4-H'ers will design their own bristle bots—tiny vibrating robots made from toothbrush heads and simple motors.  Before they put them to work though, they will first design and build a custom maze, testing it with Hexbug nanobots. 

Once their maze is complete, they will then build their own personal robot-- the bristle bots.  As they race, they will have to observe and make adjustments to their designs to get them to move forward through the obstacle course. This is a great starter exercise in engineering, design thinking, and robotics!

4-H'ers will get to take both their maze and personal bristle bot home with them.

Who: Broome County 4-H Members

This is not a drop-off program. As with all of our 4-H programs, we encourage parents to stay (and potentially help) with their young ones.

When: Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Time: 11:00am- 1:00pm

Where: CCE Auditorium, 

840 Upper Front Street, Binghamton

Fee

Free to 4-H Members

Register

https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/BristleBotsDaytime_203

Contact

Sara Bergfjord
4-H Program Educator
spb237@cornell.edu

Location

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County
840 Upper Front St
Binghamton, NY 13905

Last updated October 7, 2025