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Okay, before you read any further, take a moment to click here and vote for my PlotterBot for the Road to Maker Faire Challenge. I’ve been blogging about every little aspect of my own drawing r...

https://makerblock.com/2013/04/your-vote-could-stop-the-robopocalypse/

Until very recently, I had only considered a drawing robot’s pen holder maintaining the pen at an angle to the drawing surface as an obvious and positive thing.1 I have now been cured of such ...

https://makerblock.com/2013/04/drawing-robot-penmanship/

In my last post I tried to list off as many uniquely designed drawing robot pen holders as I could find.  The reason for documenting them as I did, and pointing out certain design choices, was t...

https://makerblock.com/2013/03/ideal-qualities-in-a-drawing-robot-pen-holder/

In discussing Sandy Noble’s Polargraph pen holder I mentioned how his design is optimized so that the point where the two cords meet is always the same as where the pen tip meets the paper.1 I...

https://makerblock.com/2013/03/drawing-robot-pen-holders-calligraphy-pens-and-thought-experiments/

The pen holder for a drawing robot is one of the most deceptively simple aspects of the entire machine.  Stripped down to the most basic elements, the pen holder is nothing more than a small dev...

https://makerblock.com/2013/03/a-study-of-drawing-robot-pen-holders-and-design-considerations/

If you’re just tuning in, I’m building an Arduino powered drawing robot.  If you’re the least bit interested in making one of your own1 then please take this quick DrawBot poll to let me...

https://makerblock.com/2013/02/drawbot-now-actually-wall-mounted/

My original drawing robot was built using an Arduino Uno, Adafruit motor shield, and two beefy stepper motors bolted onto a big chunk of plywood.1 Now I’m in the process of building a new robo...

https://makerblock.com/2013/02/arduino-powered-drawing-robot-take-2-or-3/

While I understand options like acoustic wool makes a very good sound/vibration insulator, I’d rather not have something that messy in my ‘bot.  I’d be happy to use a material that does...

https://makerblock.com/2013/02/unidentified-foam-object/

This is going to be another long in-depth post about my Arduino powered drawing robot.  If you’d like to know more about how to build one yourself, please help me out by filling out my DrawB...

https://makerblock.com/2013/02/drawbot-printed-parts-tour/

First, if you haven’t taken the time to add your voice to my DrawBot poll, please take a moment to do so! ((Photo courtesy of Trashcam Project)) Since there seems to be interest in learning h...

https://makerblock.com/2013/02/building-a-drawbot-on-the-cheap/