The easiest ones are probably a button or a lever, though the pressure plate and tripwire hook will make it a little more automatic. Obviously, pistons will be necessary, but so will slime blocks.

Over the last ten years, Minecraft players have figured out how to build a ton of different contraptions using the materials provided in the game. Things like TNT bombers, automatic resource farms, ...

First, place 3 obsidian blocks on the first ground. This will be where your elevator stop. Repeat this one more time on the second floor. Remember that those 3 blocks on each floor need to be at the ...

Happy ghasts in Minecraft can be used to create a simple elevator design for vertical movement. Players can trap a happy ghast in a shaft to ascend or descend vertically, stopping at any platform.

The following is an excerpt from MakeCode for Minecraft, a block-based approach to computer science using the popular game Minecraft. The full curriculum is available ...

Depending on the size of the water elevator (1×1, 2×2, etc,…), you will need a different amount of blocks. In this guide, we will make a 1×1 water elevator because it’s easy to build, require less ...