10 Jun202410th June 2024
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MyMachine on national television in Slovakia

MyMachine on national television in Slovakia

During step 3 of MyMachine (production of the working prototype), we organise a trip for the customers (primary school children) to visit the production facility (the vocational/technical secondary school). This enables them to be introduced into the amazing world of technology, and bringing ideas to life. One of those visits by one of the participating...

03 May20243rd May 2024
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To visit is to learn. To learn about their talents is to grow respect.

To visit is to learn. To learn about their talents is to grow respect.

As part of Step 3 in the MyMachine methodology, the child inventors also visit the vocational secondary school, producing one of the Dream Machines. Here’s an example of such a marvellous experience: vocational secondary school Stredná priemyselná škola informačných technológií Ignáca Gessaya invited fourth graders from the elementary school in Nižna to visit their school....

19 Jun202329th June 2023
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MyMachine wave On Belgian television news stations

MyMachine wave On Belgian television news stations

Young people’s dreams are hitting the news in Belgium! Different regional television broadcast companies have been covering the big reveals of several Dream Machines. These reveals take place at the primary school that invented them. The child inventors have been involved in the whole process from inception to the making of these working prototypes. But...

16 Jun202316th June 2023
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The Fantandem revealed

The Fantandem revealed

Celebrating your birthday at school will never be the same again! The Fantandem makes it even more fun! Ride the bike, and the sweets are thrown around for your friends to catch! This Dream Machine was invented by 2nd graders in Sint-Truiden, Belgium. Regional television TV Limburg joined us to document this big reveal: Next...

15 Jun202315th June 2023
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The Make-Me/Us-Happy revealed

The Make-Me/Us-Happy revealed

Turning all days of the week into Happy Days! That was the dream of Vicky’s class in primary school Spoor 9 & De Sassepoort in Gent (Belgium). Today was the big reveal of this Make-Me/Us-Happy machine. It’s a magical fitting room that allows two children to engage in interactive games to make them happy. The...

13 Jun202313th June 2023
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The ShoeWash revealed

The ShoeWash revealed

While Belgium is engulfed in a heatwave these days, playing in rainy weather sounds like a wonderful idea! But what should we do with those filthy, muddy, shoes when entering school? Primary school children at Groeicampus Lager in Genk came up with this clever solution: the ShoeWash. This Interactive-Shoe-Washing-Machine works on human power. It was...

12 Jun202312th June 2023
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MyMachine Liège Exhibition: le moment suprême!

MyMachine Liège Exhibition: le moment suprême!

Child-inventors, university students, vocational/technical secondary students, teachers, professors, ministers, and other stakeholders gathered in Saive, Belgium, last week for the final exhibition of this year’s run of MyMachine Liège (Belgium). While they obviously know the Dream Machine they worked on, all involved could discover all the Dream Machines, like the Arathe-Shoe-Cleaner-Spider, Holographic-Alarm-Clock-Poke and the Interactive-Trash-Can....

07 Jun20237th June 2023
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Channeling Discovery

Channeling Discovery

In the past few weeks, primary school students in Slovakia have been on discovery trips! They have been able to visit vocational/technical secondary schools to see what the production of the prototype looks like in real life. They were introduced to machine learning, for example, for the Pen-That-Can-Write-Homework. This was fun and sometimes disappointing –...

26 Apr202326th April 2023
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Stress Testing the Stand-Up Machine

Stress Testing the Stand-Up Machine

The whole point of MyMachine is to experience how challenging, but also wildly nice it is to create new solutions through interdisciplinary collaboration. Here’s an example from Norway. At Dahlske technical secondary school, students from Technology and Industry and students from Automation are joining forces to build the Stand-Up Machine.  Mathea, Annika and Casper have made...

19 Apr202319th April 2023
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Valuable take-aways from testing unfinished prototypes

Valuable take-aways from testing unfinished prototypes

Creating a machine that allows you to fly is demanding. Creating a machine that allows you to fly safely is perhaps even more demanding.  One of the participating primary school classes in Norway had a special day today. These 3rd graders went to the technical/vocational secondary school vg2 Treteknikk, to test whether the prototype of their...

17 Apr202317th April 2023
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Production of the first Working Prototypes in Kosovo has started

Production of the first Working Prototypes in Kosovo has started

Students and professors of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Pristina presented the designed concepts they made, to the vocational/technical secondary students of Kelmend Rizvanolli and Zekeria Rexha in Gjakova. Yes, they are building “Dream Machines”, but don’t be fooled: MyMachine is serious business. It’s about diving deep into your creative skills...

30 Mar202331st March 2023
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These meetings, these exchanges, this multidisciplinary collaboration: that’s the magic of MyMachine.

These meetings, these exchanges, this multidisciplinary collaboration: that’s the magic of MyMachine.

MyMachine Liège is building the working prototypes! The 3 steps in MyMachine are not divided. Students from primary, vocational/technical secondary, and university level co-create the Dream Machines! Here’s a great example of that from MyMachine Liège (Belgium). Last week, the technical secondary school l’Athénée Royal Princesse Elizabeth organised a workshop for the primary school children....

20 May202120th May 2021
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Helping with the production of the prototype

Helping with the production of the prototype

Oh! The Wake-Me-Up-In-The-Morning-By-Tilting-My-Bed-Machine! This is one of the dream machines in the making in the framework of MyMachine Norway. How wonderful to see these inventors from the primary school, visiting the technical secondary school producing their working prototype. We believe to be really on to something here… by uniting 3D-Prints, laser cutting, welding and a...

12 Mar202112th March 2021
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MyMachine Portugal video of the whole MyMachine process

MyMachine Portugal video of the whole MyMachine process

Ever wondered how it looks like from the perspective of the Primary Class joining MyMachine? Here’s a truly great video by MyMachine Portugal. You are getting 8 months of hard work in 8 minutes. MyMachine is not a quick interaction in the classroom, but a deep co-creation process.  The video shows the whole process from...

07 Mar20218th March 2021
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MyMachine Slovakia design-input from the primary school children

MyMachine Slovakia design-input from the primary school children

After inventing their dream machine, the children in the primary class have regular opportunities to connect with the university students who are designing a concept for their dream machine. While the university students are having meetings with professionals from the technical secondary schools, industry and the MyMachine community on the proposed concepts, the most engaging...

30 Nov202030th November 2020
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Making real dream machines, not just inventing them.

Making real dream machines, not just inventing them.

Yes, the child-inventors are engaged from inventing their dream machine to conceptualising it and building a real working prototype. Which is exactly what you see here happening in MyMachine Portugal! Stay tuned, as we will shortly be able to reveal the nature of this dream machine!

05 Feb20195th February 2019
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Producing working prototypes

Producing working prototypes

Great example of MyMachine Norway on how STEP 3 looks like. Technical secondary school students at Treteknikk in Tangen discuss the production options for this dream machine. They concluded that it is difficult to build an entire machine in wood. In particular, the launch mechanism has proven to be difficult to construct in wood within...