Introduction
- Launcher Demo
- Materials You’ll Need (Part 1)
- Materials You’ll Need (Part 2)
- Building the Case
- Cutting/Attaching the PVC Pipe
- The Motor and Power
- Launching Your First Balls
- Outro
What you'll learn
- How to build a ping pong ball launcher with under $50
- How a brushless motor works together with a system of other devices
- How to cut materials, such as a PVC pipe, both safely and efficiently
- How to build a base that greatly improves the efficiency of the device as a whole
Description
Have you ever wanted to build something interesting but you don’t know what to build? Or maybe you don’t know how to build or put together something?
This course will solve both of those problems. You’ll learn how to build a ping pong launcher step-by-step and completely from scratch, using basic materials that you buy for under $50.
If you’re interested in mechanical engineering, physics, electronics, and even design, then this course is for you. It’s a great way to dip your toes into building mechanisms and put your academic knowledge into practice!
Even better, you can show that you’ve built something cool to your friends and family—and you can use this device to play ping pong at home or launch the ball around the house for fun.
Here’s what you’ll really enjoy about this course:
Learning how to build a fully functional device using different types of materials—this is YOUR device you are designing, building, and testing and we’re just guiding you
Learning how different parts of the device function and work together, from motors to batteries to servo testers. As future builders, this is especially important!
Seeing how fast and far your balls can go (send me your record speeds and distances–so far the record is 20mph and 20 feet… can yours beat this?!)
It’s a short, quick, and FREE course so dive in now to get started.
The University of Sheffield
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About the instructors
- 4.4 Calificación
- 862 Estudiantes
- 1 Cursos
Andreas Gonzalez
Engineering enthusiast
San Francisco-based student passionate about engineering, design, and robotics. Built a ping pong ball launcher at home that hopes to inspire and teach others how to do the same using a basic and affordable set of materials as well as building their creativity by showing basic concepts of creating your device.
Student feedback
4.4
Course Rating
Reviews
Corina Niculcea
19-06-2023
Very clear explanations step by step ,easy to follow and good project with minimal expenses .
Ally A
19-06-2023
I really enjoyed this course. Instructor was clear and the course was laid out in a structured and easy-to-follow manner. I took the course over five days and built my launcher. It works well and I'm really proud of it. Thanks for the help.
Jeshan
19-06-2023
I haven't built my ping pong ball launcher yet, but I just took the course and watched the instructor build his. I will take it again and this time get the materials to build mine. I listened to the course a little louder and at 1.5x speed for my needs. I found the instructor a little quiet at times, but he was very clear and it was easy to follow. I would have liked to see the instructor speaking to the camera more. Overall, a very good well designed course.