Printable SpinBot - ArtBot

I went to Maker Faire Bay Area 2009 and saw these cool little robots that held pens and drew lots of spirograph style drawings as it spun around. Unfortunately, I got distracted by something and forgot to go back to it.

I didn't get to go back to Maker Faire until just this last weekend. Fortunately, my daughter immediately caught sight of these robots and we built one together. It was a lot of fun to build with her and a lot of fun to watch in action.

A Spinbot is basically a tripod that has pens in place of two legs and a little motor with a rubber nub as the third leg. Start up the motor and set it spinning and drawing. It's a simple device, but a lot of fun to watch.

Here is Chris Myers' page on the Maker Faire website: http://makerfaire.com/pub/e/5241
And, here's Chris Myers' website with a few other pictures: http://www.isopoddesign.com/6.html

Chris' design uses lasercut acrylic pieces (some of which have been heated and bent), zip ties, double sided tape, a