Building a LEGO desktop sorter

Popcorn time

"Can we make it a bit quieter?", "Ah, the total machine can be smaller!", "The flippers should move faster, let's replace the motors!", "The video should be more polished" Neither the device nor the video is perfect yet. I see

My first assembly line

Moved on to somewhere between pre-production and production phase. Proving it can be build again and again. Promising enough to build the next 10 sorting machines. I really have to shoot that demo video of the final machine ;-)

Stress testing

I still remember seeing the product testing machine at Ikea when I was a kid. And here I am - 30 years later - stress testing my own Lego Sorting Machine.

Pinball Palace

It’s addicting to see all those bricks falling down in the correct bin. That’s the magic of the Pinball Palace—the chaotic, glorious final act in the LEGO Sorting Dream Team.

Meet the LEGO Sorting Dream Team

Before getting into the details of each part and the challenges they faced, let’s take a look at the overall setup that makes the LEGO-sorting journey come to life.