Can you create a Drumming Monkey that taps different beats?]]>
Our model...
Uses the motor to turn a small gear...
The small gear turns a crown gear...
The crown gear turns the cams...
The cams push on the lever "arms".

Try this idea or create your own!]]> Try our program or create your own!]]> Click the Start Block to... Turn on the Motor This Way to make the monkey tap.
Are the left and right arms moving at the same time or not?
Is the tapping sound the same or different? ]]> Left Cam Right Cam What I see or hear
Our solution uses the model with different cam combinations.]]> Click the Start Block to... Turn on the Motor This Way to make the monkey tap... Press A on the keyboard to... Play Sound 4, the Magic sound... Press B on the keyboard to... Play Sound 5, the Boing sound... Press C on the keyboard to... Play Sound 1... Click to record your own sound. The sound is saved as Sound 1... Click to stop recording... Click to play back your recording.