Rube Goldberg Machine I

a chain reaction device that executes a series of complicated actions (in this case, weight drop → vertical raise)

action sequence list (ASL) detailing all that goes on in this machine (i.e. detach magnet → a bunch of other actions → voicebox says "The End")

Skills

3D printing, CAD, woodworking, physics simple machines applications, Arduino, building chemical reactions

Year

2017

Affiliation

Science Olympiad's Mission Possible Event

Recognition

2nd Place at Nevada State Tournament

8th Place at the UC Berkeley Invitational

The Event

both sides of the machine (points were awarded for smaller size, so my partner and I worked tightly on both sides of 1 slab of wood

prototyping the IMA (ideal mechanical advantage) of a pulley system

as Build Captain, I led the construction of all 4 of our team's Rube Goldberg machines

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