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The Tech Museum of Innovation
San Jose, CA
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Sensors and microchips can make
life easier. They can turn on a sprinkler when it gets
hot, or start a coffeemaker in the morning. Sensors detect
a change, like the time on a clock reaching a preset
point. Microchips use that information to make something
happen, like turning on the coffeemaker, or in this case
feeding a hungry goldfish. In FISH FEEDER, a peg board
lets visitors arrange toys (trains and see-saws and cuckoo
clocks) in succession so they’re positioned to
tip over a spoonfull of fish food. A touch screen (lower
photo) lets visitors connect sound and proximity sensors
to the toys to make them move, and feed the fish.
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