Gears at Right Angles

and Butterflies and Birds

April 21, 2010

Here are some examples of gears meshing at right angles.

Use that idea and

and a way to make the circular motion of the motor into back and forth motion.

to make the wings of a butterfly flap.

Here are some of the ideas using right angles.

This is the WeDo bird.

It is programmed to react to changes in motion sensor.


The butterfly wings are made and attached to a mechanism.

It flaps!

This version rotates.

of Linda Hamilton hamilton@marshall.edu
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