Ideas Studio – Curious About Innovation

8 and over
Design
Engineering

Rube Goldberg

MathWorks: Ross explores where creativity meets invention by taking a look at the Rube Goldberg machine. Get inspired to create your own mechanical masterpiece as Ross sets off his own incredible invention.

all ages
Design
Materials

Marvellous Materials

MathWorks: Join Ross as he learns what materials are and how they can be useful. Then help Ross and Claire reduce waste materials by creating useful objects from old plastic bottles.

8 and over
Design
Engineering

Automaton

MathWorks: What is an automaton? How does it work? Join Claire as she explores the original robots and shows us how to make our very own moving mechanical object!

11 and over
Design
Engineering

What Floats Your Boat?

MathWorks: What makes a good boat float? Find out from Ross and Claire, as they try to create a boat and test out how much weight it can hold.

8 and over
Design

Animation Station

Cartoons and animations are amazing - but how do they work? They use an optical illusion called persistence of vision!

all ages
Design
Engineering

Land Yachts

What is a land yacht? Is it a car with a sail or a boat with wheels? A land yacht is a vehicle powered by the wind - it travels on land but it has both wheels and a sail. Andy shows us how to create a land yacht from everyday recycling.

8 and over
Design
Transport

Future Transport

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to design your own transport of the future. What will it look like? How will it be powered?