The woodpecker returns

Explorers (Foundation), mission E8 Animal Machines, lesson 2 of 6.

Hook

Real woodpeckers peck 20 times a second. How fast can our robot go?

Fair test

Count pecks in 10 seconds. Turn faster. Can you double it?

Bonus challenge

Draw a tree trunk for it to peck.

The build

  • 🐦 Woodpecker Automaton: Turn the handle and the woodpecker pecks: tok-tok-tok-tok! (level 2 of 5, about 20 minutes, 16 steps)

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