Flying machines are excellent redstone contraptions that can be built in Minecraft. The vast sandbox game gives players access to a vast world and has redstone mechanisms with which players can make a ...

Building blocks that build other better blocks for block-building purposes doesn’t really sound like much more than children’s play, but Block Shop is making it look fun with its automating build ...

When you push or pull with a simple machine, you are applying a force and doing work. And, if you get more force out of a machine than you put into it, then that machine has a mechanical advantage.

A new children’s book, titled Simple Machines Made Simple, wants to demystify mechanical engineering for kids as young as a year old. It recently beat its Kickstarter goal by 700%—raising more than ...