We do not do lots of reporting on ancient weaponry here, because, well, it is a little dated — but throw in an Arduino and a servo, and you have our attention. Take, as an example, this miniaturized trebuchet. Made out of a chain of click-in-place pieces is called Blocklets, the little launcher is essentially a standalone slingshot. With the addition of the aforementioned components, however, it becomes a motorized annoyance for anyone and anything that stands in its way. The parents behind the tiny trebuchet tested its capabilities against a sculpture similarly built from Blocklets, but we prefer the challenge of a moving target. Unfortunately, we’ll ought to wait to get all medieval with this thing, as Blockets haven’t quite made it out of the funding stage yet.
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