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3D-printed miniature roller coaster powered by Arduino Mega

Arduino Team — December 13th, 2017

While many enjoy roller coasters, few can claim the same dedication of engineer Matt Schmotzer, who 3D-printed a 1/25th scale replica of Invertigo, a boomerang coaster at Kings Island in Ohio.

As reported on 3D Printer Chat, the CAD model took only a week to complete, but 3D printing this 4’ x 8’ creation took an incredible 450 hours. This doesn’t include the countless hours spent assembling and debugging it.

The coaster runs on an Arduino Mega, using 42 of the 54 available IO pins. This allows it to not only lift and drop the coaster, but also feature details like actuated gates and restraints to keep the tiny imaginary passengers safe.

Be sure to check it out in the video below!

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4 Responses to “3D-printed miniature roller coaster powered by Arduino Mega”

  1. adityarobinanjanical Says:
    December 14th, 2017 at 15:17:42

    awesome. cool

  2. mschmotz Says:
    December 14th, 2017 at 15:21:11

    Thanks for the recognition! You can follow me on Instagram @print_my_ride!

  3. scanet Says:
    December 18th, 2017 at 16:15:40

    Hi,
    that’s amazing! Really great project.
    Do you have any information about electronic ? Did you publish assebmly ?
    I would like to construct one for my students.
    Thanks, regards.

  4. willabob Says:
    August 29th, 2020 at 16:02:20

    Hi, is there anyway I can get information to work on making one of these?

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