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.Ā This year's challenge is to use Minecraft to build a wacky machine that willĀ Feed A Pet.
ThereĀ are two divisions students can compete in: Junior (8-13 years old), and Senior (13-18 years old).
How to submit your Big Build Challenge:Ā Feed A Pet
Step 1: Make sure you have all the requirements for your machine listed in the team guideĀ (Pages 8-10).
Step 2: Gather your links, machine step list and screenshots. Submit them to the Google Form.
The submissionĀ deadline is April 30, 2025
Submit your Big BuildMissed the livestream? Watch the videos on demand below!
Resources for EducatorsĀ
- How to Make Inclined Planes PowerPoint
- How to Make Pulleys PowerPoint
- How to Create Screws PowerPoint
- How to Create Wedge PowerPoint
- Watch our previous streams on how to build the six simple machines
- Watch our previous streamsĀ on how to weave Theme, Humor, and Storytelling
- Watch our previous streams about the Engineering Design Process
- Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for Upcoming Streams
Timeline of Events
RegistrationĀ Deadline
April 28, 2025
Livestreams
February 20, 2025
April 9, 2025
Big Build Due
April 30, 2025
Finals Stream
May 7, 2025
NASEF & Rube Goldberg / Unreal Engine
NASEF, in partnership with the Rube Goldberg Institute, announces theĀ Rube Goldberg Unreal Engine ChallengeĀ®. This interactive 3D competition invites students to use their creativity to animate a virtual Rube Goldberg Machine in the digital world.Ā
Create, record, and submit a video of your Rube Goldberg Unreal Engine Machine that accomplishes theĀ 2024-25 task: FEED A PET
Submission deadline: May 2, 2025 at midnight EST
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