Egg-Bot Decorates Eggs, Ornaments
Add a little personalized color to your holiday decorations with Egg-Bot, a robotic pen plotter. With computer software and ultra fine markers, you can put designs and your own artwork on ornaments, eggs, wine bottles – any spherical or ellipsoid object up to 4 1/4 in. in dia.
“You can convert photos to line art. For example, we’ve done the Mona Lisa,” says Lenore Edman, one of the owners and founders of Evil Mad Science LLC, an electronic hobby kit company that manufactures and sells the Egg-Bot, which is based on an original design by artist Bruce Shapiro.
Egg-Bot connects to the free software program Inkscape, which allows you to draw your own designs. Sample designs are available for download as well. You attach the correct color pens, one at a time.
The device attracts a variety of customers, Edman says, from egg artists and carvers to hobbyists. The mechanical aspect of working with motion control also has an educational component.
Customers come up with a variety of uses.
“One crafter is using it in his ceramics processes, using Egg-Bot for texturing. We use it for decorating our mini pumpkins,” Edman says. “The surprising thing is the amazing art people do with it.”
Egg-Bot sells for $195 and requires assembly with screwdrivers. A $250 version draws on ostrich eggs and other items up to 6 1/4 in. in dia.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Evil Mad Science LLC, 175 San Lazaro Ave., Suite 150, Sunnyvale, Calif. 94086 (ph 408 462-1064; www.egg-bot.com).
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Egg-Bot Decorates Eggs Ornaments FARM HOME Novelty Items Add a little personalized color to your holiday decorations with Egg-Bot a robotic pen plotter With computer software and ultra fine markers you can put designs and your own artwork on ornaments eggs wine bottles – any spherical or ellipsoid object up to 4 1/4 in in dia “You can convert photos to line art For example we’ve done the Mona Lisa ” says Lenore Edman one of the owners and founders of Evil Mad Science LLC an electronic hobby kit company that manufactures and sells the Egg-Bot which is based on an original design by artist Bruce Shapiro Egg-Bot connects to the free software program Inkscape which allows you to draw your own designs Sample designs are available for download as well You attach the correct color pens one at a time The device attracts a variety of customers Edman says from egg artists and carvers to hobbyists The mechanical aspect of working with motion control also has an educational component Customers come up with a variety of uses “One crafter is using it in his ceramics processes using Egg-Bot for texturing We use it for decorating our mini pumpkins ” Edman says “The surprising thing is the amazing art people do with it ” Egg-Bot sells for $195 and requires assembly with screwdrivers A $250 version draws on ostrich eggs and other items up to 6 1/4 in in dia Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Evil Mad Science LLC 175 San Lazaro Ave Suite 150 Sunnyvale Calif 94086 ph 408 462-1064; www egg-bot com
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