Maker Faire Bay Area 2007
TinkerThink Mechanical Puzzle

Type: Maker Workbench

Topic(s): Arts | Engineering

Tags: Aaron Geman TinkerThink TinkerThink.net kinetic sculpture mechanical puzzle rube goldberg


Pinballs roam a web of tracks in this mechanical puzzle/kinetic sculpture prototype. You can control the machine with cranks and levers in order to solve the puzzle.

Web site: http://www.TinkerThink.net

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About the Maker(s)

Aaron Geman Aaron Geman
I grew up an aspiring inventor, endlessly tinkering with radios, bicycles, and motors. I fashioned electro-mechanical gizmos, wind-powered kinetic machines, three-dimensional board games, and match-head rockets with inertially activated parachutes. These passions led to science competitions at which I won several national medals, including first place in the 1999 National Science Olympiad and an accompanying scholarship to the University of Chicago. At Brown University I am a computer science major. But, time away from my workshop found me daydreaming about inventions. I left school to investigate an alternate career as a mechanical sculptor.
www.TinkerThink.net