The maze is a game that encourages children to work together, make decisions based on creative thinking, communication, and collaboration.
The maze is made for two players.
The goal of the game is to bring a wooden ball from one end of the path to the other using the foot boards to control the angle of the maze.
This project started when me and Or Shoval were looking for an idea for something big assignment in week 8.
We had the wood maze in our home for quite some time and when time came to make something big it looked like a cool thing to scale up.
| Plywood 1800/1200/18 mm | $50 |
| Plywood 1000/1200/10 mm | $15 |
| Bendy Flexible Plywood 700/900/8 mm | $20 |
| Pla Filament 21 Gram/689 mm | $2 |
| Ellen Flat Head Screws And Bolts | $1 |
| Blanck PCB 50/50/2 mm | $0.4 |
| ATMEGA328-AU | $3 |
| 20MHZ Resonator | $0.7 |
| Regulator | $2.2 |
| 0k Resistor | $0.1 |
| 499 Resistor | $0.1 |
| 0.1 UF Capacitor | $0.1 |
| 1 UF Capacitor | $0.2 |
| 10 UF Capacitor | $0.3 |
| Tactile Switch | $1.2 |
| 6 Pin Connector *2 | $2 |
| LED Indication | $7 |
| Servo Motor *2 | $36 |
| MPU-6050 3 Axis Gyroscope | $3 |
1. Maze body and frames
2. Mechanism
3. K-Duino
4. Foot control boards
5. Plywood balls
1. Computer Aided Design
2. Computer Controlled Cutting
3. Electronics Production
4. Computer Controlled Machining
5. Electronics Design
6. Embedded Programming
7. 3D Printing
8. Input Devices
9. Output Devices
1. Final milling of The Maze
2. Mechanism: Printing the mechanism and connecting it to the board
3. Electrinics: Making the K-Duino and programming it
4. Making the path
5. Picking a color scheme
6. Milling the plywood balls
7. Making a stand for the game
8. Painting
1. What's the optimal angle for the foot control unit?
2. What are my biggest obstacles in completing this project?
3. How can I make the board more robust and how long can it stand the forces of children on the loose?
4. What are my options if the K-Duino doesn't work?
5. How can I make The Maze safe for children?
6. What's the meaning of life?
Since this project is game it seems that the best way to evaluate it would be with as many people as possible. Luckily for us we have a Mini Maker Fair coming soon and we are planning on displaying The Maze there and see what reactions we get.
Another important element in the maker fair is the amounts of people attending, this will show us how strong The Maze is and where its faults might lie.