Additional Info

• What you will learn:
  • Engineering:
  • - Selecting and connecting components
• Expected Time:

  Less than 5 hours

• Materials & Recycled Materials:
  • - Kids toy robot: Green Science Junk Yard Drummer (RECYCLED)
  • - 2x Meccano parts - perforated strips (9 holes) (RECYCLED)
  • - 2x Meccano parts - perforated strips (11 holes) (RECYCLED)
  • - 2x screw kniping
  • - 2x screw + nut 
  • - 5cm steel stick - elastic band
• Guide:
  • 1. Prepare the above mentioned components and assemble a conveyor belt based on the following pictures

   

  

   

  

  

  

  

  • 2. When you have assembled everything use the elastic band. To keep the belt taut, use the method of trial and error to cut the appropriate length. At its end the band can be sewn or glued together.
  • 3. When every step has been completed start the electro motor and the belt will start rotating.
• Further Steps:

  If you want more fun you can:

  • - changing the material the belt is made of,
  • - the use of Meccano pieces for an autonomous system
  • - use another electro motor
• External Links:
  • - Kids toy robot: Green Science Junk Yard Drummer
  • - Meccano parts 
• Difficulty level: Very easy
• Developed By: SIC Ljubljana - SL