An interactive atlas of mechanisms and machines

Understand how machines move.

Explore mechanical ideas through live models, mathematics, historical sources, applications, and the relationships that connect one mechanism to the next.

01 / BROWSE

Mechanisms

Start with a machine element and inspect how motion, geometry, and parameters fit together.

02 / LEARN

Learning paths

Follow curated progressions that explain what changes from one mechanical idea to the next.

03 / COLLECTIONS

Brown's 507

Read historical collections as source context without making their numbering the atlas's canonical taxonomy.

04 / SOLVE

By function

Eventually: start with the motion transformation you need and compare mechanisms that can produce it.