The magic of the Egg-Bot is not lost on the mainstream media– check out these highlights about EMSL’s Egg-Bott in the press! Above is Bruce Shapiro with Egg-Bot on the Martha Stewart Show.
An Egg-Bot Prints Easter Egg Designs on NYTimes Gadgetwise
Eggbot turns eggs into masterpieces on Wired UK:
Painting actual eggs is an old-fashioned wholesome Easter tradition that keeps children away from the chocolate for half an hour, but for the not-so-artistically-inclined or the cack-handed, the Eggbot is the perfect device for creating intricately-designed eggs.
This hackerspace article in the Egyptian Independent mentions Egg-Bot:
In another room, a demo is being run on the “Egg-bot,” a machine that decorates eggs and pingpong balls with precise patterns, simply by rotating the egg around underneath a pen. Later, the “MakerBot,” a 3-D printer that is connected to a computer and creates objects out of layered plastic, “prints” out a tiny hand.
The Original Egg-Bot! – Deluxe Kit! – The Eggbot is an open-source art robot that can draw on spherical or egg-shaped objects from the size of a ping pong ball to that of a small grapefruit– roughly 1.25 to 4.25 inches in diameter (3 – 10 cm).
The Eggbot is super adjustable, and is designed to draw on all kinds of things that are normally “impossible” to print on. Not just eggs but ping pong balls, light bulbs, mini pumpkins, and even things like wine glasses– with a bit of work. See the photos above for some examples of personalized golf balls, christmas ornaments, light bulbs, and (yes) eggs.
The Eggbot chassis is made of tough fiberglass, with integrated heat sinks for the included motors. The pen and egg motors are high-torque precision stepping motors, and the pen lift mechanism is a quiet and reliable servo motor.
The Eggbot kit is easy to assemble in a couple of hours, and only requires a couple of basic tools like miniature Phillips-head and flathead screwdrivers. No soldering required. You’ll also need a recent-vintage computer with an available USB port (Mac, Windows or Linux), plus internet access to download assembly instructions and necessary software.