Around the Globe – Energy Transfer Machine
Twee-Lynn L. (11th)
Lyman High School SWENext Club
Feature Elements:
- Amazon Rainforest with tracks
- Ancient Egypt with levers
- England and battering ram
- Crumbling & “Melting” Glacier of Dominos
- The Great Barrier Reef ramp
Video of Energy Transfer Machine in Motion:
Explanation of Energy Transfer Machine:
Apologetic disclaimer: I’m so sorry, I forgot to specify in the video that my EV3 robot, which uses six-1.5V AA batteries- was my electrical component. I programmed it so that when I pressed one of the buttons on the interface, it would let allow the raised motor to rotate a gear attached to a toothed-rack to roll up & down, thus converting rotational to linear kinetic energy.
Final Step: Marble rolling into pipe & off the table.
Thank you for the trip around the world. Given I am Australian I really liked that you incorporated the great barrier reef. Your design element was very clean and your video explanation was concise and to the point. Lovely work.
Nice job, loved the around the world, our project used the same motor to start, though I love the complexity on yours, pretty cool!
This machine is really cool. It’s kind of like force and motion, or like a rube goldberg machine. I liked that you used Legos to help it work because you can really make them into anything you want them to do. Great project!
Great theme and use of lego technic to create complex precise motion. The thumbnail shows a much longer machine, did it have to get cut short due to time constraints? I would love to see what else you can create.
Your creativity really shows and your explanation is very helpful since your trip “Around the Globe” is 13 seconds long. Great job!
I love the trip around the world:)