go from bed to snow as fast as he does. Not 30 seconds pass from the warmth of his sheets to the blistery morning cold.
His new morning routine
Plotter Trials
I’m getting closer to a very usable plotter, for now the prototype is serving all my plotting needs. Another prototype is in the works, this way I’ll be able to work on a plotter and keep another one for drawing. I keep finding ideas for really cool videos which I’m certain will make splashes online. I want to have my next steps figured out before I try to do just that. I know that at least the plotter build will be documented as a DYI project.
I found my birthday presents for the next 10 years
First trial with paint, I coded for “ink refill” capabilities for all instruments which require it. Obviously I’ve learned a few lessons here 🙂
Learning about Cartesian coordinate systems to control the plotter
He did surprisingly well for something as abstract as this. The reward was to watch the robot execute his instructions which was very exiting to him.
I’ve been doing a lot of interesting development on the plotter front. Yesterday I finally put behind me the dreaded “live link to Mandalagaba” feature. The idea is that I would like the plotter to reproduce in real time, the intricate geometries produced on Mandalagaba. I’m bubbling with ideas for features to implement and plots to draw. I’ve tested some here are home and they’ll make for videos which I’m sure will give the plotter its 5 minutes of internet fame. I need to get quite a few more ducks in a row though before I draw attention to what is most likely going to be called “Plottybot”.