Drawbot – 2001
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Description 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 cheap 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 me holding a large DrawBot drawing:
Images from Drawbot Workshop at DUMBO Arts Festival, 2011. Images from Drawbot Workshop at Maker Faire NYC, 2010 Drawbot Workshop at the Ark, Dublin, Ireland, August 11-13, 2004. Picture of Drawbot for sale from Sheek Geek. Pictures from Drawbot workshop at “Artbots 2004” at Mink Building, Harlem, NYC, 9/17-20/04. Drawbot Video Documentation Drawbots at OFFF Cincinatti, Oct 27-28, 2011. Drawbots at DUMBO Arts Festival, September 24, 2011 Drawbots at Parsons Festival, May 21, 2011. Drawbots at Maker Faire NYC, September 25, 2010.
Kids Drawbots workshop at St. James National School, Stradbally, Ireland, April 23, 2008. Drawbot Workshop at Theatre Resource, May 25, 2009, Great Stony, Essex, UK.
Drawbots Workshop, Theatre Resource, Great Stony, Essex UK, 28/5/09 Pictures of Drawbot Workshop @ Teachers as Makers Professional Dev Academy (10/2/2010), New York Hall of Science, Queens, NY Picture of bots @ Maker Faire 2009 (5/30-31/2009), San Mateo Fairgrounds, San Mateo, CA:
Picture of bot @ Anat New Media Lab (10/1-15/05), Melbourne, Australia:
Picture of modded drawbot made during workshop @ The Ark (8/11-13/04):
Picture of group of bots @ The Ark (8/11-13/04):
Picture of drawbot made during workshop:
Picture of new drawbot design made during workshop:
Picture from Simple.Tech show in Reno, Nevada (Feb 2004):
Drawbots on display at “Parsons Festival 2011” New York, NY, May 22, 2011.
Drawbots on display at “DO IT TOO” show at York Arts, York, PA, 10/5/06 – 12/2/06:
Drawbots on display at “REFUNCT 2009” show at Irish Museum of Contemporary Art, 8/30/09 – 9/28/09:
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