2025 Digital Rube Goldberg Machine Minecraft Contest: Feed A Pet

The Digital Rube Goldberg Machine Contest is a STEAM competition where students compete with machines that they have imagined, designed in Minecraft, and created in a fun and competitive forum.

The competitions encourage teamwork and out-of-the-box problem-solving in a fresh learning environment and level playing field. As always, the digital challenge mirrors the analog event. This year's challenge is to use Minecraft to build a wacky machine that will Feed A Pet.

There are two divisions students can compete in: Junior (8-13 years old), and Senior (13-18 years old).

Registration for this event is now closed. Join us for the award stream on May 7, 2025 at 12:00pm PT!

Missed the award stream? Watch the Video-on-Demand (VOD) below!

Congratulations to the winners!

Junior Division Winners

1st place: JB Minecraft from Sunny Isles Beach, FL

2nd place: Levi Liners from Sunny Isles Beach, FL

3rd place: Team Villagers from Suwanee, GA

Senior Division Winners

1st place: Crocodilo Guys from Sunny Isles Beach, FL

2nd place: The Patata Potatoes from Stillwater, MN

3rd place: Team Alfonso from Islesboro, ME

Missed the livestream? Watch the videos on demand below!

Resources for Educators

NASEF & Rube Goldberg / Unreal Engine

NASEF, in partnership with the Rube Goldberg Institute, announces the Rube Goldberg Unreal Engine Challenge^®. This interactive 3D competition invites students to use their creativity to animate a virtual Rube Goldberg Machine in the digital world.

Create, record, and submit a video of your Rube Goldberg Unreal Engine Machine that accomplishes the 2024-25 task: FEED A PET

Submission deadline: May 2, 2025 at midnight EST