Figuvo

History.

Explore the mechanisms behind historical inventions, from lifting machines and clocks to engines and communication.

All experiments

12 experiments to explore. No account. Just curiosity.

Understanding is something you do.

Figuvo is a place to look inside everyday things, build a connection, and discover the idea behind them.

177 interactive experiments. Each has a working model and a challenge to test what you found.

The original inspiration

Levers & fulcrumsThe surprising gyroscopeThe field cannonInside the human body

Original demonstrations by The Bugged Dev. The teaching models and interactions here are new implementations.

Community builds

New teaching models inspired by public builds shared around Anatomy.

Anatomy · the original announcementHow a rocket pushes through space · GustavoInside a tactile key switch · @retaqibPressure through the coffee bed · GustavoThe overbalance wheel · ShawnA seconds pendulum clock · @BaconbrixThree feet on the ground · SojuInside a layered particle detector · YashA double-deck pressure cabin · CharlieLeave the spent booster behind · @quantaparPrincipal, interest and escrow · SeanGear a Martian year · @samani_Two balls in, two balls out · @samani_Two slits, one probability pattern · @samani_Join through a clear plastic cover · Josh BrownLay pipe without a sharp bend · @Phi10wEight cylinders and a blower · @love4hxnsFour columns under a Joglo roof · Nur AsyrofAn office for dependent tasks · Yaroslav YablonskiOne image, six editable layers · Meng ToThe Redis caching machine · @uviii_03Inside the Sony CMD-J5 · AnnAfterburner thrust stand · Joshua GuoOpen-back headphones · Surajan ShresthaTwo-thread lockstitch machine · @slashuiSignal factory · Dhruval Golakiya