IKB-PU (Ball Transportation Train)

IKB-PU (Ball Transportation Train)

This is a train module designed to carry balls from point A to point B, whether that be to complete a loop or to return balls to the beginning of a loop. It is highly inspired by Stuart Roll's BTT-IS (Ball Train Transport) module. The load station is my own design using the 3x19 technic frames and shock absorbers as a tensioner mechanism for the conveyor. The unload station is a modified version of Andy Bell's 3x4 Stepper Corner Reservoir. The train uses colored tiles on the track to know when to stop at each station to either load balls or dump balls. The train and the load station talk using bluetooth and the unload station just has a powered up motor as the train itself takes care of the dumping. Both hubs are programed with Pybricks, a Python alternative for coding LEGO electronics >>> https://pybricks.com/

tags: train, pybricks