Kaihanga Pūrere - Machine Makers
Get hands on with the building blocks of engineering in this exciting and family friendly exhibition. Lift, slide, spin and build your way through six big interactive machines. It’s like a physics playground – with robots.
INCLUDED IN GENERAL ADMISSION
Discover the simple machines that keep your world moving.
Kaihanga Pūrere Machine Makers breaks down the six simple machines that make up the basics of engineering and helps explain the physics behind them. Once you’ve got your head round that, step inside the Kaihanga Pūrere Machine Makers lab and join the engineers and robots to make your own incredible invention. You’ll be surrounded by inspiring objects from MOTAT’s collection of complex machines like a robotic hand and a penny farthing.
Race the wheels!
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