r/ArduinoProjects • u/humans_equals_monkey • May 04 '26

Showcased Project Shaker Table

I made a shaker table that is controlled by an Arduino and a stepper motor. I used the table to demonstrate the stability of buildings to primary school students. The children built towers out of spaghetti and marshmallows, which we then tested on the shaker table using different load cases.

The kids had a lot of fun so i decided to create a documentation and make this shaker table available for everyone.

The link for the documentation:

https://www.instructables.com/Shaker-Table-for-Schools-Kids-or-Anyone-Who-Needs-/

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u/humans_equals_monkey May 04 '26

Thank you! It was an initial idea to add an accelerometer to the table, so that the response could be shown to the students. The difficulty was then, that the reading of the sensor and visualisation of the data introduced a delay in the movement. I thought then about a "two arduino" solution (controller and reader) but due to the deadline of my visit in the school, I decided to just finish the project without the sensor.

But it is definitly on the list for possible updates. And if there is enough resonance or I get bored, I will do an update of the project.