LEGO MINDSTORMS RCX gantry crane by Peter Edwards

Peter Edwards’ latest addition to his Bodville layout includes an amazing LEGO MINDSTORMS RCX gantry crane for his train yard:

Watch the awesome video right here on The Brothers Brick:

You can also check out lots of pictures on Brickshelf.

6 comments on “LEGO MINDSTORMS RCX gantry crane by Peter Edwards

  1. Berntsen

    NICE!

    I am a real sucker for these kind of things, industrial creations, working mechanical parts etc.

    Excellent work!

  2. pe668

    The song is “every planet we reach is dead” by the Gorillaz from the album Demon Days.

  3. pe668

    The Bodville website has a bit more information about the previous cranes. This is version 6, but all the previous builds over the last few years are there.

    The Electromagnet was added around version 3, yes it is cheating (the only non-lego piece), but it solved alot of issues.

    The grab needed a large section above (yellow box) to house a mindstorm switch. It detects when the grab is touching a crate. I could have made this much smaller if not using Lego.

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