Heart Candy Catapult

Valentines Day is coming up, and you just might have some classic cinnamon heart candy on hand. But who wants the hassle of actually getting up to get some, wouldn't it be better to have them launched at you? Builder and robotics guru JK Brickworks thought so, and whipped up this clever device with LEGO BOOST to do just that. Check out the video to see it in action.

A candy machine built using the LEGO BOOST set that can dispense cinnamon hearts by launching them with a catapult. The cinnamon hearts start in a hopper above a conveyor belt, which transports them into the launch channel. A light sensor controls the conveyor belt so that only one cinnamon heart (in theory) is launched at once.