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Ars Technica has an article about a working pinball machine made entirely of Lego parts, named Benny's Spaceship Adventure.

It incorporates several elements of the classic Space Lego sets.

Lego enthusiast Bre Burns used over 15,000 Lego bricks to build a fully functional pinball machine, and it's amazing. Every part (minus the plywood base used to help safely transport it) is made from Lego pieces, from official Lego rubber bands in the bumpers to Mindstorms steel castor balls — no glue, screws, or custom parts. The scoring, sounds, and electronics are controlled by three Lego Mindstorm NXT programmable bricks connected over Bluetooth. The Mindstorm systems include servo motors, touch sensors, color sensors, light sensors, and ultrasonic sensors, giving Benny's Spaceship Adventure a wide variety of ways to track and interact with the ball.

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