Domino Machine
- Grades 6-8
- Grades 9-12
What could be cooler than building a domino run? How about a friendly, wiggle-eyed robot that sets up your dominoes for you? Engineer your very own dazzling domino machine, then use it to lay out a variety of daring domino runs you design yourself! Ready to put your tip-top toppling skills to the test?
Why it’s awesome
Engineered for fun
This ‘bot cranks out perfectly-spaced dominoes with a grin.
High-energy science
Engineer your own creative chain-reaction contraptions.
Stack, crash, repeat
Build ‘em up, knock ‘em down, then play it again (and again).
What’s included?
![](https://icdn.kiwico.com/site/store/pdp/whats-included/SDOM_Domino_Machine_Materials.webp)
Topics explored
Engineering
Chain reactions
Energy transfer
Additional details
From the desk of the product designer:
Behind the design
“When we were testing an early prototype, one of our coworkers said it looked like a cute robot spitting out dominoes. So they drew a face on it. From then on, the domino machine had a face!”
- KiwiCo Product Designer
By the numbers
460
Domino runs set up for testing
8
Gears prototyped
150!
Most dominos toppled in a single run