Posted by
RL Tillman on January 13th, 2010 |
Recently The Free Art and Technology Lab released GML, “a new XML file type specifically designed for archiving graffiti tags…a new digital standard for tomorrow’s vandals.”
http://www.vimeo.com/8072358
GML-archived tags are a sort of data-matrix with a wide array of possibilities for execution. Robotagger was quickly developed to allow an industrial robot-arm to do the writing:
http://www.vimeo.com/8691659
In 2008, we documented the Robot Bible-Scribe. The RoboTagger produces cruder results, but (at least theoretically) it also offers more flexible input options. This is smarter than a massive auto-pen.
From my perspective, this is a species of printing. But it’s difficult to contextualize the role of the various components. Above, I described the archived tags as a data-matrix, but that’s not quite right, is it? I welcome thoughts from our readers on the theoretical role of robot printers.
Posted by
Jason Urban on April 2nd, 2009 |
You may remember our post, Xerox 914!, from back in February. Here’s more on this photocopying breakthrough- its debut television commercial. “Your first copy in less than a minute and seven copies a minute after that!” Wow!
If that seems a bit too sacchrine, here’s a copy paper commercial from 1988 that may be more to your tastes.
Posted by
RL Tillman on February 18th, 2009 |
Which is the True Menace?
For years, many traditionalist printmakers have been wary of digital printing. Was this just alarmist Luddite buffoonery, as I have always believed? NO! Because your printer is spying on you!
Several months ago I mentioned the fact that some printers embed invisible yellow dots in documents; these dots are secret codes that can be used by the government to track the source of printed materials. Naturally this has alarmed many privacy advocates. Perhaps worse, the dots aren’t even truly invisible, so they also ruin your prints.
If you’re worried about this, you might want to join the People’s Campaign to End Yellow Dots on My Prints.
Posted by
RL Tillman on November 8th, 2008 |
Be sure to watch the videos of Robot Lab’s 2007 Bible Scribe.
The installation ‘bios [bible]‘ consists of an industrial robot, which writes down the bible on rolls of paper. The machine draws the calligraphic lines with high precision. Like a monk in the scriptorium it creates step by step the text.
Eat your heart out, Gutenberg!
(via VVORK )
Posted by
Jason Urban on June 6th, 2008 |
Hey do-it-yourselfers! Ready for another installment of Printeresting’s DIY Friday? Hot on the heels of the 3D Printer, it’s another high-tech project… PRINT-ROBOTS!
Compliments of TeamEasyEnough at instructables.com… the Printbot. This little unit “prints” with chalk. Think Roomba with printing capabilities. It’s built using an iRobot platform and a dot-matrix printer. Check out the video…
Another similar but slightly different option is the Posterbot. The posterbot is the brain child of Wyatt Felt also at instructables.com. Motivated by his own illegible handwriting, he decided to produce a robot to do the work for him. This one uses a marker. Parts should run you a mere $50, a bargain considering the time and energy it will save!
Additional info and relevant links…
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