Here is the inside of my box. It was really difficult to figure out how to get a circular motion going, but eventually, I created a cardboard stand to hold up the stake. It worked great!
It was a struggle coming up with how to make circular moving structure, but it turned out pretty good!
I chose this drawing, because when constructing my Cardboard Automata, I keep stumbling into issues that puzzle me– I cannot put my finger on what is wrong, but something is not working. For example, although there are many examples I could use, when trying to figure out how to make waves sway back and forth, I only had to realize that the stick was interfering with the mechanism, so I am currently finding a way to cut the stick that goes through the center, so the gears can move with ease. I often get overwhelmed when things aren’t going right, so it’s important for me to take a breath and just identify the problem. Once it’s clear what I did wrong, it’s a lot easier to know how to fix it. This is a good illustration, not just with design and engineering and my Cardboard Automata, but it offers good advice whenever one finds themselves in a tricky situation.
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I’m really happy with the final product of my Cardboard Automata. It worked out really well, but not how I expected. I had to change some things of my initial vision, but in the end I’m super happy with the final product. This was actually a somewhat difficult experience—harder than I anticipated–but with help from others and a trial-error process, everything came together. Next time I want more pieces in the bottom to create a more elaborate picture on top. In future projects, I will use a similar tactic in approaching designing/engineering and just trying and failing until things turn out okay.