Choreographer Jody Oberfeld's latest theatrical movement-based work, “Rube G.-The Consequence of Action,” draws upon the Jewish cartoonist's signature contraptions.

Dive into a hilariously elaborate Rube Goldberg machine that transforms the simple act of drinking water into a theatrical spectacle of chain reactions. From bouncing balls to cascading levers ...

Rube Goldberg devices delivering food and drink in a nonsensical way. In this case, the machine involves rolling batteries, live mice, a rubber chicken, and many, many other toys and props for ...

Although he drew an estimated 50,000 cartoons in his life, relatively few of them were related to the eponymous machines for which he remains best known.

Defending champion University of Wisconsin-Stout won the 24th annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest on Saturday (March 26) at Purdue University. Saturday's competition was only the second time ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Dominoes topple, marbles roll, and everyday objects transform into extraordinary chain reactions under the guidance of award-winning children's author Catherine Thimmesh ...

This month, young engineers from around the country gathered at Purdue University in Indiana for the Rube Goldberg Machine Contest and demonstrated contraptions that could put toothpaste on a ...

Culture A Rube Goldberg machine comes to life — literally — in a new dance piece Choreographer Jody Oberfelder’s latest theatrical movement-based work, ‘Rube G. — the Consequence of ...