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Lots of pulling hot glue off of panels today, then some testing of JB weld plastic adhesive and classic 30 min epoxy for holding sockets on panels. So far both seem pretty strong.

Mass production of motors.

Hot metal and glue in hot South Dakota, about 2 weeks ago.

Is this kind of book a possible template for a creative activity involving recombination? Or are the modules to big, too pre-customized? What are the bricks between the customization?

@praxeology Adherents to the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education use these to great effect. They are delightfully tinkerable and generative when you provide a good selection of interesting materials to play with.

#Tinkering with inchworm like movement with Jane at Dokk1, the cardboard takes on an organic flexing motion.

A solarengine construction kit.

Solar engine construction kit prototype. :)

The hand crank generator gives a sense of proportionality to different sources of energy. #tinkering

Is it computational if the machine reorients itself in different directions in relation to the sun? #tinkering #lookmanocomputer

Lots of bright sun makes them frenetic. #tinkering

My favorite base model for playing with the sun drawing machines. The strap can be an attachment point for pens, a leg, or other machines. #tinkering

Mirroring this machine created a nice effect. #tinkering

Lander made this amazing mirror mask. #tinkering

Lander noticed the wheel turns too fast to climb over the tape in full sun. Shading it a little slows it down so it can climb over. #tinkering

Mathias facilitating solar drawing machines at Gellerup library.

A South pointing chariot had a statue that pointed South no matter which direction the chariot was turned. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/South-pointing_chariot

@doenietzomoeilijk No, there's no sensing or computation involved. Each panel drives a motor on the opposite side. The angle of the panels determines the direction it goes. When it hits shade, the motor pulses happen less often.

This config runs towards the sun.

The south facing chariot - always goes South when the sun is in the West. #tinkering #playingwiththesun

You remote control it with your shadow. #tinkering #playingwiththesun

Candidate base model for critter island activity. #tinkering

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Wow, hit glueing food storage shrink wrap bags onto the back of a solar panel to protect electronics and then hitting it with a heat gun while clamped actually kinda works! #tinkering

Bug wings leads to more bug segments as a building medium.