Lego Pinball
Here's a pinball machine made out of Lego.
I'm a fan of Lego creations that are technically impressive, rather than visually so; I'll take a Lego difference engine over an eight foot Star Wars rebel attack cruiser any day. That's why I'm really impressed with this creation.
I particularly like the picture third from the bottom: in order to get communication between 13 different RCX microcontroller blocks, they've built two seperate reflective chambers, bouncing infrared signals around between point collectors, game mechanisms and controllers. Wicked.
I'm a fan of Lego creations that are technically impressive, rather than visually so; I'll take a Lego difference engine over an eight foot Star Wars rebel attack cruiser any day. That's why I'm really impressed with this creation.
I particularly like the picture third from the bottom: in order to get communication between 13 different RCX microcontroller blocks, they've built two seperate reflective chambers, bouncing infrared signals around between point collectors, game mechanisms and controllers. Wicked.