Featured on designboom — Egg-Bot combines my two favorite inventions. A Sharpie® — low tech and still the best permanent marker and a DIY Robotic device.
While easter is a few months away, that is just enough time to order the eggbot, a open-source egg decorating robot. the robot is a small mechanical device that can draw on any spherical object, including eggs that range in size from 4-10cm in diameter. users simple place the object in the eggbot and hook it up to their computer. Using the freeware program inkscape, line drawings on the computer are then transferred to the egg. The pen used to draw can also be switched to achieve multiple colours and effects. the device comes unassembled so that users also learn a little about DIY robotics. Because the project is open source, users are also free to hack and repurpose the device as they see fit. The eggbot sells for $195 USD.
Don’t forget to add your favorite Sharpie® colors. Best bet — buy a kaleidoscope collection of 24 for just $15.89
Images: © Egg-Bot 2010
