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I recall seeing this mechanism in WWII archive footage. A factory worker came up with it and he was praised for improving efficiency.
I highly recommend that user's full channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/akiyuky/videos Akiyuky is apparently a process engineer in Japan, and posts impressive lego-based contraptions. A lot of of them are for GBC, or "Great Ball Contraption", a collaborative project to make lego modules whose sole purpose is to move standard lego balls from one point to another. You'll often see collections of these at lego convent…
The impressive part is the entire system is mechanically timed and synced without using any computer control. Also, that little motor is running the entire machine. Still the best toy ever made in my opinion. Been into technic sets since the 80's.
I want a machine that could do this will all types of Lego. I've got a 25 lb box of Lego pieces in the garage I'd love to get sorted into little plastic bags.
Harder by orders of magnitude: https://jacquesmattheij.com/sorting-two-metric-tons-of-lego/
The impressive part is the entire system is mechanically timed and synced without using any computer control. Also, that little motor is running the entire machine. Still the best toy ever made in my opinion. Been into technic sets since the 80's.
This is one of my favorite videos of his. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYhAKxOlfXQ All movement and actuation is powered by a single motor. The timing is synchronized through gearing and linkages. I am in awe whenever I watch it.