As part of their robotics exercises and entering competitions with the, the "Antipodes" team of female students have created an excellent example of a magnetic levitation demonstration using Arduino and circuitry, some LEGO and a lot of magnets. By studying the theory of magnetic levitation they have reproduced a working system that allows for speed and direction control as well as track-end avoidance and more. It's amazing what can be done with some time and effort, and the results are demonstrated by a team member in the following video:
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