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“All Systems Go!” Fabrication Continues

All Systems Go has been taken apart, powder-coated in an array of bright colors, and put back together again with all its finishing touches.

Cayton Children’s Ball Machine Fabrication Update

This ball machine is loaded with an array of interactive devices and functions. It’s equipped with hand cranks, foot pedals, a bouncy seat..

New Ball Machine for Cayton Children’s Museum

Fabrication has begun on a brand new, state-of-the-art ball machine for Zimmer Children’s Museum by Sharewell, which is reopening as The...

Perpetual Nephron Machine Debuts at Kidney Week 2018

Here are some photos of the Perpetual Nephron Machine at Kidney Week 2018 in San Diego! The rolling ball sculpture measures 14ft high,...

Fall Field Trip to Creative Machines!

We had some great kids visit the shop last week from Vail School District! Here are some photos from their trip to Creative Machines....

Perpetual Nephron Machine Fabrication Part 3

Perpetual Nephron Machine is really coming together! It has moved out of the fabrication shop and into our clean assembly area after a...

Perpetual Nephron Machine Fabrication Part 2

Here are more behind-the-scenes photos from the making of the Perpetual Nephron Machine! This ball machine illustrates how certain...

Perpetual Nephron Machine Fabrication Part 1

We recently began construction on a new ball machine for Kidney Week 2018 called The Perpetual Nephron Machine. The ball machine is...

Newton’s Convergence Installed in The Franklin Institute

Our newest ball machine, Newton’s Convergence, has just been installed at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA. Here are some...

Franklin Institute Ball Machine: Part 4

Our newest kinetic ball machine, Newton’s Convergence, is coming together quite nicely! All of the parts and pieces have been painted in...

Cathedral Coaster Gets Painted and Installed

Cathedral Coaster, our newest kinetic ball machine creation, received a fresh powder-coating in vibrant shades of blue, yellow, orange...

Franklin Institute Ball Machine Update: Part 2

The newest addition to The Franklin Institute’s array of clever, interactive exhibits is underway in our workshop here in sunny Tucson,...