Build from the parts of an old printer, this project spotted by Ladyada takes the useless machine to a whole new level. Full details about the project are available here.
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Build from the parts of an old printer, this project spotted by Ladyada takes the useless machine to a whole new level. Full details about the project are available here.
Matt Richardson is a Brooklyn-based creative technologist, contributing editor for MAKE magazine, and co-author of Getting Started with Raspberry Pi. He's also the owner of Awesome Button Studios, a technology consultancy. Highlights from his work include the Descriptive Camera (a camera which outputs a text description instead of a photo) and The Enough Already (a DIY celebrity-silencing device). Matt's work has been featured at The Nevada Museum of Art, The Rome International Photography Festival, Milan Design Week and has garnered attention from The New York Times, Wired, and New York Magazine.
The precision of the narrow “finger” to hit the switches is very good!
Wow. Useless, but diligently so–
I just imagine this thing saying “Nope. Nope. Nope…”
Resetting devices
This always makes me laugh!
This is just like passive-agressive roommate behavior, only with a computer. Next thing you know, the robot will be leaving the toilet seat up and eating the guy’s food.
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