FNBE JAN
2016
Rube Goldberg Machine - Professor X
INTRODUCTION
This is our CTS final assignment, building a Rube Goldberg machine. A Rube Goldberg machine is a device engineered to perform a simple task by using multiple zany contraptions.
This machine is inspied by the famous American cartoonist, Rube Goldberg, who is best known for a series of popular cartoons depicting complicated gadgets that perform simple tasks in indirect, convoluted ways.
This is our CTS final assignment, building a Rube Goldberg machine. A Rube Goldberg machine is a device engineered to perform a simple task by using multiple zany contraptions.
This machine is inspied by the famous American cartoonist, Rube Goldberg, who is best known for a series of popular cartoons depicting complicated gadgets that perform simple tasks in indirect, convoluted ways.
The theme of our machine is a superhero. My group have been assigned to the character Professor X from X-Men. With a group members of 5, each of us has to come up with 2 contraptions, which is 10 contraptions in total. An extra contraption will be the final task of the machine.
WORK IN PROGRESS
Making it work.
I have come up with two contraptions of my own, which is the zigzag railway and the spiral slide. I am responsible for the beginning part of the machine, so I have to work the next part of the contraptions with my teammates to make the whole thing flow.
FINAL PRODUCT
 1st & 2nd contraption!st: Zigzag Railway 2nd: Spiral slide |  3rd contraption3rd: 4 ball trails |
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 4th contraption4th: Curve highway |  5th contraption5th: Car |
 6th & 7th contraptions6th & 7th: Seesaws (Levers) |  8th contraption8th: Flat slide |
 9th contraption9th: Dominos |  10th contraption10th: Water tank |
 Final TaskThe dominos will hit the switch to off the water flow. |  Final Product |
PRESENTATION
PART 1
PART 1
PART 2
RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINE BOOKLET
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In this assignment, I have learnt:
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How to think creatively and critically to solve the problems of our machine.
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How to make the contraptions work by playing, observing and thinking.
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The importance of co-operating with teammates to finish the job.
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At the beginning, we wasted too much time figuring out the task for our machine to perform and did not focus on the contraptions part. So, we have to rush on the final 2 days before presentation and it was brutal. In conclusion, although we were completely stressed out mentally and physically, we managed to complete it on time and we were satisfied with our grade.