The belt-drive buggy
Inventors (Intermediate), mission I7 Pulleys & Belts, lesson 2 of 6.
Hook
Belts are like gears that can slip. Is slipping ever a good thing?
Fair test
Swap small/large pulleys. Time 2 m runs for each combination.
Bonus challenge
Twist the belt into a figure 8. What happens to the direction?
The build
- 🪢 Belt-Drive Buggy: No gears touching: a loop carries the power from the motor down to the wheels. (level 3 of 5, about 35 minutes, 11 steps)