VIDEO: Must See Lego Machine is So Awesome it Hurts

By: Kuljit Grewal  |   September 22nd, 2012   |   Gadgets, Living

We have two quick questions for you before we proceed further. Do you like Lego? Do you like awesome? If you answered an emphatic yes to both of those queries than we have got something glorious to share with you. Meet the Lego Great Ball Contraption a labour of love for Lego legend Akiyuki.

 

Built in his home, the project totaled 600 hours of dedicated construction time and is capable of moving one ball per second over a 31 meter course (101.7 feet). All in all, the contraption features 17 modules that is capable of processing 500 balls at a time. The aforementioned modules according to the good people at Gizmodo are as follows:

 

1. Ball factory

2. Zigzag stair

3. Zigzag lift

4. Pneumatic

5. Cup

6. Screw T1

7. Basket shooter

8. Mechanical train

9. Screw T2

10. Screw T3

11. Spiral lift T2

12. Elevator & coaster

13. Fork

14. Spiral lift T1 & step

15. Catch & release

16. Belt conveyor & pinball

17. 5-axis robot S750

 

Watching all of the above work in concert is absolutely breathtaking and is a pleasure to share as it should be admired. Enjoy the video below showing the contraption in all its glory and think about how much creativity and Lego went into the entire machine.

 

SOURCE: Gizmodo

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