Lego Mechanical Computer

Re:Lego Mechanical Computer by mungoman2 on Thursday January 11, 2024 @12:39PM (#38955642)

This is awesome. I dream of a mechanical computer that can be 3D-printed in one go, fully assembled. A subset of all linkages and joints can be printed this way. Is it possible to build a computer out of them?

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Re:Lego Mechanical Computer by klyrs on Thursday January 11, 2024 @12:51PM (#38955822)

Somebody's figured out the gates already...

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-08678-0

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Re:Lego Mechanical Computer by fentonc on Thursday January 11, 2024 @05:58PM (#38960701)

I came pretty close: http://www.chrisfenton.com/the-turbo-entabulator/

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Re:Lego Mechanical Computer by choonway on Thursday January 11, 2024 @09:50PM (#38963048)

I think 3d printing using organic semiconductor filaments will be the way to go.

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