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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: Chris_ on September 10, 2010, 11:34:43 AM
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So what's an Eggbot? It's a machine capable of drawing on spherical or ellipsoidal surfaces. You might say, a pen plotter for spherical coordinates. Or a simple but unusual CNC machine, ripe for hacking. Or an educational robot-- and you'd be right on all accounts.
The Eggbot has a rigid but adjustable chassis that allows you to mount spherical or egg-shaped objects of various sizes, and rotate them about their axis of symmetry using a stepping motor under computer control. A second stepping motor moves a pen about an axis perpendicular to that "egg" axis, and a small servo motor raises or lowers the pen above the egg surface.
Our web store is now taking pre-orders for Eggbot kits. And, as we move towards shipping over the next couple of weeks, we'll be posting documentation here.
Evil Mad Scientist (http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/eggbot)
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I want one! I just don't want to have to put the friggin thing together
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I'm sure the instructions use small words and large print.
This would be a great way to do company-branded souvenirs on the cheap. You sure could do some interesting business cards and custom Christmas-tree ornaments.
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I'm sure the instructions use small words and large print.
This would be a great way to do company-branded souvenirs on the cheap. You sure could do some interesting business cards and custom Christmas-tree ornaments.
Just another crafting machine that one will use every 5 years.