Print
Next Competition: February 26, 2010
Rube Goldberg Machine Contest
Taking something simple and making it complicated is a teenager's dream come true ... and that's just what this competition does. It challenges students to build a contraption that does something simple (peel an apple, sharpening a pencil, putting toothpaste on a toothbrush) in as many steps as possible.
Physics, chemistry, engineering and ingenuity are all put to the test.
The Challenge:
Dispense an appropriate amount of hand sanitizer into a hand.
Competition Site:
Discovery World
500 N Harbor Dr
Milwaukee, WI 53202-5601
Last Year's Challenge:
Replace an incandescent light bulb with a more energy efficient light emitting design.
The contest is now hosted by the new Milwaukee Colleges of Engineering Partnership (Milwaukee School of Engineering, UWM College of Engineering & Applied Science, and Marquette University College of Engineering, Milwaukee Area Technical Collegeand Waukesha County Technical College).
Visit the official Rube Goldberg Machine Contest Web site for more information on the next contest date, rules and entry information.
For more information:
Chris Rhinehart 
Admission Office
Phone: (800) 332-6763