Level 6 · Inventor's Lab

Mission 563

The Lamp That Remembers

Badge: Memory Maker

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Build two memory cells, an RS latch and a copper bulb, then race them.

Press a button and walk away. Hours later, the lamp still knows. How can blocks remember anything?

  • New skill Building an RS latch and a toggle
  • Level 6 · Inventor's Lab
  • Difficulty Intermediate
  • Mode Creative
  • Time 40–50 min
  • Ages 13+

What you’ll build

Find out how blocks can remember. You'll build an RS latch from two torches in a loop, with Set and Reset buttons, and a copper bulb that flips with every press. Then hold a memory race, predicting each lamp before you press.

Finish line: Your RS latch and copper bulb both remember, and you've scored your guesses in the memory race.

Bonus challenge: Put a comparator behind your copper bulb (it reads 15 when the bulb is lit) and use it to open a piston door. One press opens, the next press closes!

You’ll need

  • Redstone torches
  • Building blocks
  • Buttons
  • Redstone lamp
  • Waxed copper bulb
  • Redstone dust

You choose

  • What my memory guards (door, prize light, alarm)
  • My Set and Reset button labels
  • My bet: which memory is easier to use

Stuck?

  • Latch flickering at first? Press Set or Reset once and it should settle.
  • Each torch's dust must run into the other torch's block to make the loop.
  • Use waxed copper bulbs: unwaxed ones age and glow dimmer over time.

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This mission is in Mission Pack 56. Each printable has the full steps, a Plan & Log page and a parent page.

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Played on Minecraft Bedrock on iPad. Buttons can differ on other devices and versions.