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Video of Vangogo, robotic painter, and other kinetic sculptures by Tim Anderson. Directed by George Fifield

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10 comments
Mar 25, 2009. 10:35 AMbosherston says:
Whatever happened to the robot paintings?
Jan 13, 2007. 7:50 PMi make shooting things says:
how dose that weird floating brush thingy work?
Feb 21, 2009. 7:26 AMtinkernaut says:
Looks like it is suspended with four wires stretching out to the four corners of that "X" structure where the painting is attached. The wires are probably moved with servo motors at the corners, driven and coordinated by the computer.
Feb 21, 2008. 6:08 AMzetacool says:
totally... how does it move?
Nov 1, 2007. 4:27 PMjakee117 says:
lol nice pic
Sep 30, 2007. 7:20 AMGnome says:
Man, I'd love to see how that 'painting machine' works. It really has something that makes it attractive...
Jul 8, 2007. 12:48 PMChris Bilton says:
Love the line about throwing buckets of paint and getting a creative block, hey! What about making a boxes from a creative block and selling them on to galleries, they would snap em up.
Mar 27, 2007. 3:22 PMroyalestel says:
Wow. That's just neat to watch. Makes me want to meet you, Tim.
Sep 25, 2006. 1:26 PMWade Tarzia says:
This is great! (also, it is a finally-fulfilled promise from a nether region of your old 'home' website; still waiting for 'how to do 3D printing from salvaged DEC writer parts). I had to wait to open it from my office computer though -- dial-up just ain't good enough.
Sep 20, 2006. 2:55 PMjoddeye says:
Cool I share some of you're soul too, im off to make a fan like that.

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Tim Anderson is the author of the "Heirloom Technology" column in Make Magazine. He is co-founder of www.zcorp.com, manufacturers of "3D Printer" output devices. His detailed drawings of traditional ...
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