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DRAWBOT - 2001
Automated drawing with vibrating cups.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
If you are interested in using Drawbots in an educational setting, please contact me directly first.
Picture of Drawbots at Scrapyard Challenge workshop at Distance Lab, Forres, Scotland.
Exhibitions:
Maker Faire @ Newcastle ScienceFestMarch 13, 2010 – March 14, 2010, Newcastle, UK.
Brighton Robotics 1st Birthday Party January 28, 2010, The Skiff, Brighton, UK.
Discover (Arts activities for children with disabilities and their siblings aged 5 - 13, living in Essex, organized by Damien Robinson, held at Theatre Resource, May 25, 2009, Great Stony, Essex, UK.
Going Nova, organized by Horizon Scotland and Distance Lab, March 23, 2007
Horizon Scotland, Forres, Scotland, UK.
BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, (Discover Science and Engineering Stand), January 9-13, 2007, Royal Dublin Society, Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland.
DO IT TOO (An Exhibition of Participatory Art), 10/5/06-12/2/06 @ YorkArts, York, PA.
Drawbot Workshop at ANAT New Media Lab, 10/1-15/05, Melbourne, Australia.
ArtBots, 9/17-20/04, NYC, USA.
DrawBot Workshop @ The Ark, 8/11-13/04, Dublin, Ireland.
Simple.Tech, 2/10/04 - 3/5/04 @ Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Drawbot Workshop at Transmediale.04, 4/26/03, Berlin, Germany.
Drawbot Workshop at DATA:BASE, 4/26/03, Dublin, Ireland.
or download: DrawBot.mov (QT - 4.5 MB)
Drawbot Workshop at Theatre Resource, May 25, 2009, Great Stony, Essex, UK.
Kids Drawbots workshop at St. James National School, Stradbally, Ireland, April 23, 2008.
Pictures: Hi Rez Images (6 x 300 DPI Tiff)
Overview
Drawbot is a drawing system that anyone can use without having to learn electronics. It is a simple bot that mixes standard drawing materials (in this case magic markers) with weighted motors and plastic cups. When the cups vibrate, they draw circles and lines depending on their overall weight and power.
Prototype
The prototype for Drawbot consists of about $5 worth of materials. The concept stems from a project I did in elementary school with simple parts and battery power. If you can create something compelling with simple means, then you have more justification to use complicated means.
| Picture of bots @ Maker Faire 2009 (5/30-31/2009), San Mateo Fairgrounds, San Mateo, CA: |
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| Picture of bot @ Anat New Media Lab (10/1-15/05), Melbourne, Australia: |
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| Picture of modded drawbot made during workshop @ The Ark (8/11-13/04): |
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| Picture of group of bots @ The Ark (8/11-13/04): |
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| Picture of drawbot made during workshop: |
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| Picture of new drawbot design made during workshop: |
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| Picture from Simple.Tech show in Reno, Nevada (Feb 2004): |
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| Drawbots on display at "DO IT TOO" show at York Arts, York, PA, 10/5/06 - 12/2/06: |
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| Drawbots on display at "REFUNCT 2009" show at Irish Museum of Contemporary Art, 8/30/09 - 9/28/09: |
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