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2D Pen Plotter using old CD drives and Raspberry Pi

Posted on July 21, 2015 by R-B Leave a comment

Norbert Heinz’s 2D Pen plotter is built using two repurposed CD-ROM drives along with four H bridges, an additional servo and a Raspberry Pi as main controller. Powered by a 6V lead acid battery, his plotter is WLAN enabled and is controlled by a Laptop through a secured shell session.

Pen plotter using old CD drives

Check out this cool demo showing the plotter in action.

Mechanical drawbot using four-bar linkage mechanism

Posted on October 5, 2014 by R-B Leave a comment

Drawbots are a lot of fun to build. Here is an Instructable for building a mechanical artbot using a basic circuit involving a battery and a DC motor. The project uses a four-bar linkage mechanism added to the motor to change its motion in a special way to create some fun arts.

Mechanical artbot