We had a visit from one of our favorite art cars, the LEGOJeep. Our friend Kevin stopped by to work on some parts to infuse even more LEGO spirit into the Jeep.
We also had a couple of young visitors stop by to see what we were up to. Above, learning to use the laser cutter and calipers.
Very proud of her contribution to the LEGOJeep!
The Tinkering Studio posted on twitter:
first experiments to mash-up #watercolorbot with #beetleblocks @ericrosenbizzle @MakerSylvia @EMSL pic.twitter.com/OI8TI4dl8u
BeetleBlocks is a system for enabling people to explore algorithmic 3D geometry by snapping together Scratch-like programming blocks.
They posted a picture of the finished painting, which looks awesome.
Our friend fbz just launched a kickstarter campaign to create algorithmically generated scarves, each one provably unique.
KnitYak scarves ship with the specific code and generating key used to make the pattern on your scarf. There is something powerful about knowing the mathematics and code behind the pattern you are wearing.
She’ll be getting an industrial knitting machine for her company KnitYak to automate the process of manufacturing these individualized creations.
Look what just arrived in the mail– Blinky AVR Earrings!
Not long ago, Rick posted on twitter about the ATtiny84 blinky earrings he had made, inspired by my voltage regulator earrings (which I now fasten on with the appropriate phillips screw).
Four blue LEDs blink in sequence, powered by a CR1220 battery. The board is traditional OSHPark purple, with an ISP header for convenient reprogramming. They’re lighter than they look and quite comfortable.
Thank you, Rick! I know what I’ll be wearing to Maker Faire!
Kitti wrote:
My husband made something amazing for the eggers again! He programmed a pattern generator that enables you to create triangle or square-based patterns. The output is an svg file that can be plotted on an egg.
What a great way to play with the EggBot!
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Vera wrote to us:
Having loads of fun with the wonderful EggBot! Some photos for you to enjoy.
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She’s posted some beautiful eggs, drawn on with a variety of pens.
There’s a fun series of ping pong ball gifs.
She also has used clear glass ornaments with an almost stained-glass effect. There are many more photos on her site, so check them out!
Kellbot posted this video of the EggBot drawing the lovely Paisley Flower Egg design she has up on Thingiverse.
It turned out great!
Our friend Schuyler hooked up our Meggy Jr RGB hand-held video game platform up to control the WaterColorBot. He wrote on twitter:
I got the @EMSL Meggy Jr RGB working with the @MakerSylvia WaterColorBot. My code is here. https://github.com/docprofsky/meggyjr-cncserver.
The output looks great, too. Thanks for sharing your code, Schuyler!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Thanks to A.Z. for sharing these photos of ornaments decorated with shamrocks using the EggBot.
