Updated On: 16 February, 2026 09:13 AM IST | Tasmania | Agencies
Jamie from the Jamie’s Brick Jams has successfully built a fully functional electric motor using mostly standard LEGO bricks along with simple electronic components. Using magnets, copper wire, a transistor, and a 9-volt battery, the project demonstrates the basic principles of electromagnetism without relying on advanced motor modules

The LEGO motor in action. PIC COURTESY/YouTube/Jamie’s Brick
Jamie from the YouTube channel Jamie’s Brick Jams has built a fully working electric motor using mostly ordinary LEGO bricks, a handful of basic electronic parts, and simple electromagnetic principles.
No advanced motor modules. No complex control boards. Just magnets, copper wire, a transistor, and a 9-volt battery.