The Egg-Bot Kit

[Chris_]

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

[Chris_]

I want one! I just don't want to have to put the friggin thing together

[Chris_]

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.

[vesta111]

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.