From a session I lead at DamCamp in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin on Saturday, March 24th, 2012.

1. Art Robots:
Machines that Draw
Pete Prodoehl
RasterWeb!

2. What is an “Art Bot”!?
I consider an Art Bot any sort of robotic-
type device that creates art...
The art in question can be music, or
performance, or anything that fits into the
arts, but I tend to focus on robots that
draw, because drawing is...AWESOME!

3. What is an “Art Bot”!?
But I’m not talking about printers... printers
print things, and while that’s fine, often Art
Bots work with the same drawing tools
humans would use, such as pens, pencils,
chalk, markers, or even cans of spray paint.
Welcome to the world of... Drawbots!

4. Hektor
A portable Spray-paint Output Device
http://hektor.ch/

5. Drawing Machine
Created by Harvey Moon
http://www.unanything.com/Drawbot.html

6. Der Kritzler
A window-mounted scribbler
http://tinkerlog.com/2011/09/02/der-kritzler/

7. Polargraph
Buy one! Oh, uhh, just DIY it...
http://www.polargraph.co.uk/

8. Articulated Plotting Robot
Servo arm and Arduino
http://maschinenringraum.blogspot.com/2009/06/articulated-plotting-robot-for-10.html

9. Drawing Apparatus
Two turntables and a pen!
http://roberthowsare.com/rational-aesthetics/drawing-apparatus/

10. Drawbot (Cup Edition)
cup + motor + battery + markers
http://www.coin-operated.com/coinop29/2010/05/02/drawbot-2001/

11. MakerBlock List...
Information Overload! (In a good way.)
http://makerblock.com/2012/01/drawbot-resources-and-links/

12. The Egg-Bot
Text
Build you own, or buy a complete kit!
http://egg-bot.com/

13. Friday Night Drawbot
Build you own, it’s pretty simple!
http://rasterweb.net/raster/projects/drawbot/

14. credits & thanks & such
• Hektor - http://hektor.ch/
• Harvey Moon’s Drawing Machine - http://www.unanything.com/Drawbot.html
• Der Kritzler - http://tinkerlog.com/2011/09/02/der-kritzler/
• Polargraph - http://www.polargraph.co.uk/
• Articulated plotting robot - http://maschinenringraum.blogspot.com/2009/06/articulated-plotting-robot-for-10.html
• Drawing Apparatus - http://roberthowsare.com/rational-aesthetics/drawing-apparatus/
• Drawbot (Cup Edition) - http://www.coin-operated.com/coinop29/2010/05/02/drawbot-2001/
• MakerBlock Resource List: http://makerblock.com/2012/01/drawbot-resources-and-links/
• Egg-Bot - http://egg-bot.com/
• Friday Night Drawbot - http://rasterweb.net/raster/projects/drawbot/
also, a big thanks to the robots.