The LEGO Turing Machine

A TV Shop themed demonstration of a Turing Machine made in LEGO Mindstorms. It was made as part of a project at computer science at Aarhus University.
A blog about the project is available at http://legoofdoom.blogspot.com

Duration : 0:2:41


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25 Responses to “The LEGO Turing Machine”

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  • elaizaadams579 says:

    watch this vid / …
    watch this vid /watch?v=cmpaAoY3SQc

    i love how you’re not afraid to insult yourself.(:

  • dietangel says:

    you’re a . …
    you’re a . thats too explicit, there are kids using this site.

  • quonnie4 says:

    word
    word

  • Erbureth says:

    You can still use …
    You can still use thrice the amount of bits per cell to emulate 3track tape.

  • asifexisted says:

    can I run the …
    can I run the original LS-Larry games on this? :)

  • IHaveAlotOfToys says:

    hot lego machine …
    hot lego machine reads and writes on couch with my sister! what????

  • cselph says:

    I’m impressed. and …
    I’m impressed. and very amused. theory of computation is awesome.

  • IkariTheWraith says:

    Nevermind, I just …
    Nevermind, I just saw the “number of bits per cell” field.

  • IkariTheWraith says:

    I might be missing …
    I might be missing something, but given that this device has only 2 sensors, wouldn’t it mean that this Turing machine can only read/write languages with binary alphabets?

  • k3rn3lpanic says:

    This is really …
    This is really awesome! And very nerdy - which is meant as a compliment :)

  • ajaxandcleon says:

    THATS SUPER COOL
    THATS SUPER COOL

  • Omigawa says:

    You’re stupider …
    You’re stupider than stupid. If you can’t answer that question, know that you are inferior to me in every way.

  • paulxshen says:

    CS theory :)
    CS theory :) painful, but interesting lol

  • mazzingafra says:

    that’s actually in …
    that’s actually in the statement of “infinite computability” :)

  • ueberRegenbogen says:

    You forgot to …
    You forgot to mention that it can emulate any computer! ;D

  • Schifty1988 says:

    richtig geil!
    richtig geil!

  • GraysonFox says:

    Holy … Thats …
    Holy … Thats impressive. You should have used the Mc Gyver Soundtrack instead :)

  • ssgosh says:

    hahahahahaha
    hahahahahaha

  • dimituri says:

    oh wow.
    i want one!

    oh wow.
    i want one!

  • ajaxandcleon says:

    You comment on my …
    You comment on my comment. Instead of commenting on the video. So any way, how does this machine benefit humanity? Get back to your life ShadowHero2009 of playing Oblivion, and W.O.W. and Ill get back to mine.

  • theonly1daniel1 says:

    wierd kinda dumb …
    wierd kinda dumb but i would buy it, its lego

  • Tyoda2712 says:

    I’d buy it!
    I’d buy it!

  • ShadowHero2009 says:

    I hear a bit of it …
    I hear a bit of it but this is recognizably the A-Team song. A-Team being older that Starcraft btw.

  • ShadowHero2009 says:

    You know, I would …
    You know, I would point out all the grammar errors in your statement but I have something called a life to get back to.

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