Tutorial: Most Useless Machine EV3R

Most Useless LEGO MINDSTORMS Machine EV3

This useless machine is inspired by the “Most Useless Machine EVER” by “SaskView”. Now you can build one too, using the instructions below. All you need is one LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 kit (#31313).

Leave a comment if you build one – let’s see how many pointless machines we can build together!

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Program

The Most Useless Program. Click to see full size, or download the ready made program HERE.

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55 Responses
  1. phil

    The downloaded program does not work the same way that the video shows. Is there some thing done differently in the program? Phil

      1. Phil

        I modified the power level to 15 from 5 and -10. It works much better now. These are the last program blocks in the forever loop.

  2. Lama-mantis

    Will there be an NXT 2.0 version? If i look to your new projects, i cant see NXT projects any more. Do you stop with NXT? 🙁

  3. Anoniem

    English: My Useless machine keeps glitching the motor moves slowly maybe because the force is to strong for the motor????????????

    Nederlands: Mijn nutteloze machine maakt foutjes de motor beweegt langzaam misschien doordat de kracht die hij moet gebruiken te groot is????????????

  4. robo 1

    nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!jsme češi

  5. kaasboer

    awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  6. FollowKevn

    this will make my dad very annoyed because of the motor the switches the lever to off position. but It will interact with him anyways

  7. Andrew

    Hi Laurens, i have a problem…. I download the program but the robot doesnt make anything… The motor is so slow. I dont know to program.
    What can i do in the program to make it function ??
    Thanks.

  8. Nathaniel

    Hi Laurens, i have a problem every time I start the program the pusher (the thing that pushes the switch) goes onto the position where it should push the switch but there is no switch there and I doesn’t go back.
    Do you know how to fix it if you do please tell me.
    Thanks,
    Nathaniel

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