[dorkbotdc-blabber] Great meeting

[Philip Kohn]

pindar at pindar.org wrote:
> Thanks again for the invitation to present.  Talking about my robot 
> with others always gets me energized to make the next big improvement. 
>  I hear the call for making it appear more human, or at least 
> robotic.  I mentioned during the meeting that it is very important for 
> me that the robot move on its own.  For some reason after talking with 
> you I am thinking the next big improvement should be making it look 
> better.  Perhaps a new body.  I will keep you all updated and 
> definitely make next meeting.
>
> Pindar
>
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I really enjoyed your presentation.

If you wanted to make Zanelle even less like a printer,
another direction you could go (rather than making it into a robot - 
which I'm not so
sure about since in its present form, it is not performing a social 
activity)
would be to look into painting techniques that are not possible with 
conventional printing technologies.
For example, you could work with thicker paints that are mixed as they 
applied to make 3 dimensional
color/texture mixing effects.
Maybe instead of a brush, you could have a set of small nozzles, one for 
each color.
A disposable "head" made of syringes might work.  You would need some 
sort of motor/screw arrangement
to apply controlled force to squeeze them.
Then you could move the head around to mix and shape the paint into 
different textures and shapes.
You would need a z-axis.

Philip