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  • (1) hobby servo motor with “Servo Horn”
    (Solarbotics Part #GM4)


  • (1) 1.5 inch (4cm) plastic gear (around 40 teeth are good)

  • (1) 2 feet of 8 to 10–gauge wire; can use coat hanger wire or 10-guage copper wire (Solarbotics Part #Wleg)


  • (1) short piece of 1cm diameter plastic tubing (can use “jacket” from preceding leg wire)


  • (1) terminal block (Radio Shack Part #274-678)


  • (2) AAA battery holders (each holds two AAA batteries)


  • (1) length of 1cm diameter heat-shrink tubing (can use “jacket” from preceding leg wire)


  • (2) .22 µF monolithic capacitors


  • (1) 100K to 10MΩ resistor (we recommend 3.2MΩ)


  • (1) 74HCT240 integrated circuit (IC)


  • (1) 20-pin DIP IC socket


  • (1) on/off toggle switch (smallest you can find)


  • (2) leg mounting pads (Solarbotics Part #LMP2); optional, but recommended


  • pieces of scrap plastic (from product packaging) or .030" plastic sheeting


  • several feet of stripped hook-up wire (or other 22-guage wire)