Turing Tumble

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Turing Tumble is a mechanical computer created by Paul Boswell in 2017, operated by marbles. It is targeted for education, but with a big enough board could allow to build any contraption and is Turing Complete.

Marbles move down the board by gravity, controlled by 6 types of parts you can add to the board. When a marble hits the bottom, a new marble from the top is released. Two types of marbles can be released, blue or red.

Part Function
ramp moves the marble left or right
crossover allows marble to keep moving
interceptor stops the program
bit toggle between left and right state and sends marbles in alternating directions, operates like a T flip-flop
gear bit bit that can be connected with gears, this component makes it Turing complete
gear connects gear bits

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