Labyrinth games are a lot of fun, and can be a challenge when trying to move the ball around the maze against the clock, or perhaps during the motions of a party. However they're also a prime candidate for hacking, and Instructables member tripletray has demonstrated a great version of this.
The game in question has a heavy-duty servo to rotate each axis of the board, which are controlled via a Wii Nunchuk-style controller via an Arduino. Furthermore a solenoid is used to control the flow of new game balls to the centre of the maze.
It's an interesting experiment in creating interactive remote-control devices, and with little effort other input devices could be used such as an accelerometer or joystick module. For more information including the Arduino sketch - visit the project Instructable page. And for more, we're on facebook, Google+, and twitter - so follow us for news and product updates as well.
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