It took 8,000 pieces of Lego, but a computer enthusiast at the University of Windsor is showing kids computer science can be fun and practical. This pinball machine is made of 8,000 pieces of Lego and ...

Pinball machines were the video games of their day. Back when they were king, there were no microcontrollers — everything was electromechanical. We know from experience that fixing these was difficult ...

LEGO-maniac Anders built this working pinball game out of LEGOs and pure iron will. It doesn’t just react to the ball hitting certain sensors—it even takes score and can keep a high-scorer’s list.