Lego Technic Binary Counting Machine - You have to see this fascinating counting machine
A Lego Technic MOC modular binary counter is presented and used to measure the RPM of a large Lego Technic motor. The counter is constructed of a series of 4 sides reels each representing 2 bits. These are held at neat 90 degree angle multiples by a micro stepper mechanism. The overflow bits are carried to the next reel using a 4 knob wheel pushed by a small lever arm from the previous reel. The design is modular such that multiple modules can be combined to create a larger counter. The counter demonstrated is made from 3 modules and can count from 0 to 4095 in binary.
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Lego Technic MOC Timer Gadget
An unconventional Lego Technic MOC timer gadget is presented. It is based on 4 pins holding back a liftarm that stops the timer. Each pin is motor driven by a different gearing ratio such that the liftarm can only move once all pins align. This only happens when the number of turns of the main ax...read more
Lego Technic MOC Programmable Controller
Here I present a Lego Technic MOC programmable controller to control two independent Lego Technic functions simultaneously. The controller uses two tank tracks with pins on them to select between neutral, forward and reverse to control a small crane. The timing of the switching can be controlled ...read more
New Flat 12/20 Gear Friction
The Lego Technic set 42140 App-Controlled Transformation Vehicle introduces two new gears - a flat version of the 12 tooth bevel gear and a flat version of the 20 tooth bevel gear. These gears are designed to have less friction.
In this video I measure the difference in gearing efficiency...read more
Lego Technic Pi Day Machine
Here I present a Pi Day special Lego Technic machine that produces a gearing ratio of Pi/8 using a 56mm wheel driving a 13x13 square wheel.
The correctness of the ratio is confirmed by matching it with output of a 2 differential gearing system that produces a ratio of 355/9...read more
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Lego Technic Powered Up Tutorial 2 - Speed Control
This is my second Lego Technic Powered Up Tutorial that focusses on Lego Technic motor speed control using the Powered Up hub and Powered Up programming interface. The Lego Powered Up App is run on a Samsung Android tablet. I demonstrate how to set and control the power level applied to a motor.<...read more
Lego Technic Table Tennis Robot
A Lego Technic Table Tennis robot is demonstrated. The table tennis robot can launch balls at up to 10 m/s using two lego technic buggy motors driving a pair of 46mm wheels. The ball baskets holds up to 60 balls that can be fired at the player at an adjustable rate of between 1 ball per second to...read more
Measuring Gearbox Efficiency
This video describes a method for measuring the efficiency of a gearbox using the Lego Technic Powered Up hub. Gearbox efficiency is defined as the ratio of the output power to the input power and here I show how to measure each of these values to allow you to calculate the overall efficiency.read more
Lego Technic RC Forklift
Here I present a Lego Technic Remote Control Forklift model. The model uses articulated steering implemented with a Power Functions Servo motor, and is powered by a PF Large motor. The forks are raised and lowered with two PF medium motors driving worm gears which in turn drive via a 24 tooth clu...read more
Lego Technic Powered Up Tutorial 1
This tutorial is for beginner Lego Technic Powered Up programmers. It teaches how to turn motors on and off, read and set their axle angles as well as axle calibration using the Powered Up app on the google store or apple store.
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