Whack a mole

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I'm requesting ideas on how to create a moving part.

 

How would I create the same mechanism that the game Whack A Mole would use to RAISE and LOWER the moles.

 

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

Also, if you know a great website for moving parts in general it would be helpful.

 

Thank in advanced!

 

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Yup…
It’s pnumatic. Google “bimba”

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how fast does it need to be?
how fast does it need to be? are you re-creating whack-a-mole?

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thanks chris. It doesn’t

thanks for the tip chris. This is the direction I need to go in.

 

It doesn’t have to be fast at all, and no I’m not recreating whack a mole. However, I’m trying to recreate the same function that Whack A Mole achieves.

 

So now, I’m looking for very small pnumatic parts and how to control them. Or if there is another way to create moving parts on a small level.

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Well, the options are plenty then

Many ideas for actuators are listed here.

If speed is not a concern, than a simple DC motor or servo could easily be rigged to create a vertical motion. Use a crank and piston. Or a cam and follower.

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A robot that plays Wack a Mole
Now that would be cool!

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hehe, i think your on to
hehe, i think your on to somethin rik

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Thanks
Thank you All!

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Wac A Mole Parts

I have a set of wac a mole parts 3 to 4 rams ‘Bimba’ ( up n down thing ) scoreboard counter and a couple moles . use to own a couple of bars with these machines in them.

steve

[email protected] or 1 888 700 8899

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Thanks frank

Update

 

I think I have found exactly what I’m looking for. the pneumatic actuators led me in the right direction. However, since I require something small, my efforts have been focused on using magnetic actuators.

 

Here’s my idea. A magnet, copper coil, and a power source can be used together to create a horizontal movement of the magnet. On the magnet is a CAM like solid piece that will create a vertical motion.

 

I’m thinking magnets are the smallest way to go here. Correct me if I’m wrong.

 

 

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Hi, what about this…

Hi, what about this…They are small 1.5 to 6 v solenoid actuators, some sprins and bars… maybe do the job.

Solenoid.jpg

Link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1-5V-6V-MINATURE-SOLENOID-SMALL-BUT-STRONG-bsb7a7_W0QQitemZ350164357777QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_BOI_Electrical_Components_Supplies_ET?hash=item350164357777

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If you have 12V…
The solenoid(s) described above can be obtained wicked cheap if you can use 12v… Go to any auto junk yard, they are used for power door locks.

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solenoid control

Hi,

I am new here but I have a related question about solenoids. If I have a set of solenoid actuators and I want to independently control each of their movements what kind of hard ware do I need? Is this easily scalable as well?

 

Hope you can help.

 

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My suggestion is to make a
My suggestion is to make a new thread in the forums to ask this. Give us as much detail as possible. You’ll get more responces that way, as opposed to here in this cluttered old thread =)

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thanks
thanks for the advice telefox. I will do that.