Absolutely ultimate Lego tank

The Project

We made a tank together out of Technic Lego. It shoots rubber bullets, aim its barrel, and move backwards and forwards.

Hardware

Art

Fun

Team Comments

We chose to make this project because...

We wanted combine our Lego skills with our coding skills and see what kind of excellent things come out. The idea for a tank came from the launcher piece. Our favourite part is the barrel mechanism and the decoration on the front.

What we found difficult and how we worked it out

The hardest part was getting the correct servo motor working on the launcher. We didn't really know what we needed until we tried a few types. The continuous server was the best fit.

Next time, we would...

We'd have liked to make it look better. This is a prototype at the moment. Also the drive for the tank tracks isn't quite working.