Lego Felt-Tip Printer | Video
Ingenious engineering, child’s play or simply too much time to
spare? For the maker of this LEGOprinter, it might be a combination
of all three plus a load of imagination. The dorkier ones among
us would remember that LEGO has once made a line of
toys called “Mindstorm”, which combines both computer
programming with LEGO’s meticulously crafted building
blocks to allow players to build their own robots with
specific routines. However, this is not built from one of those sets.
The printer, constructed from analog motor electronics, sensors,
printer driver, USB interface, felt-tip coloring pen
(in place of printer ink cartridges) and paper,
is hooked up to an Apple Mac to actually print things off the computer.
As amusing as it is watching the little LEGO characters slave
their way printing a random graphic, watching the process in real
time is quite excrutiating. The entertainment value and
ingenuity of this project though, is quite unparalleled.
We are sure the makers of LEGO will be proud.
Enjoy!
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