Andrew Carol Builds Computing Machines Out of Legos

Andrew Carol built a “Babbage Difference Engine” using Legos which can solve polynomials. Read more and watch video of it on acarol.woz.org.

He also built an eclipse predictor known as an Antikythera Mechanism.  It is has over 100 gears and 7 differential gearboxes.  See pictures and videos here.