The problem of controlled excitation of oscillations in a chain of N coupled pendulums is considered. Such a problem may arise when studying different physical and mechanical systems and is also of interest for design of prospective laboratory equipment for control education. The simulation results for the chain of 50 pendulums are given. The multi-pendulum mechatronic setup from 50 computer-controlled coupled pendulums, developed in the IPME RAS, Saint Petersburg, is presented.