Interaction system of mechatrnics-system embedded building blocks (“mechatro-tsumiki”)

We have developed a kind of building block named “mechatro-tsumiki”, made of wooden material in which a mechatronics system is embedded. The mechatronics system can make the “mechatro-tsumiki” blocks show various reactions against player´s operation such as rotating, stacking, and line-up, and also can make the blocks interact with each other. Using three types of “mechatro-tsumiki” blocks, some applications are demonstrated in this study.