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A Game Of Snake On A LEGO Mechanical Computer (hackaday.com)
submitted 2 months ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

That's so damn cool. Honestly, stuff like this makes me want to learn some engineering. I'm an electrician so going back to school isn't really a priority, but down the line...

[–] satanmat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Right. This is at its core a mechanical computer. This is only a few changes away from doing stuff like calculating real world data

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

It is calculating real-world data. It's just specialized and applied calculations.

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah, but my hardware knowledge is real basic. Closest I get to stuff like that would be PLCs, but I'm not really an industrial guy.

Maybe as a hobby though