[dorkbotdc-blabber] Great meeting

[pindar at pindar.org]

Alberto,

I worry about the pump because whenever I switched colors, wouldn't I  
have to bleed it out, or pump the tube clean.  With some of my  
algorithms, I swap paint colors constantly to mix them up.  I realize  
everything in the world is technically possible, but I want this to  
paint like I do.  I rather build towards adding servo motors to vary  
the brush stoke that make the brush stroke more efficient.  Also I  
like that I can give it any type of paint and brush and it is ready to  
go be it oils, acrylic, ink, etc...

A lot of people are focusing on making it faster and more efficient,  
but that is a low priority for me.  True art takes time and patients;)

That being said, ideas for making it faster are appreciated in the  
realm of either carrying all the paint heads with it as it moves  
around, moving around faster, or swapping out brush sizes.

Pindar

Quoting Dorkbot DC <dorkbotdc at dorkbot.org>:

> Pindar,
>
> It was great because of the presenters and the hosts. Thanks to all!
>
> One item you mentioned in your talk was the position of Remembrancer on
> your Strict<===>Random continuum. Remembrancer was actually very
> strict, just not geared for figurative representation and purposely not
> anthropomorphic. (I don't get the whole anthropomorphic thing unless
> the robot is meant to be social or needs a human-like design for
> functional purposes. I'd be just as thrilled to be cared for by
> [grotesque] machines of loving grace.) The amount of paint it dripped
> at any time was proportional to the amount of items in a subset of
> aggregated feeds for each canvas. The amount of paint was controlled
> pretty exquisitely by medical grade peristaltic pumps.
>
> BTW, I didn't have to worry about paint drying because I used a closed
> circulatory system. Nalgene carboys held the paint and fed the pumps
> via silicon tubing. If you like brushes, perhaps you can enclose a
> tube-fed nozzle inside the brush head and limit dipping manouvers to
> those necessary to periodically clean the brushes. If you ride the
> pump, this may let you increase the speed without much splashing around.
>
> I use Windsor & Newton Galeria acrylic paint, with "extender." The
> latter is mixed 1:1 with water, and thins the paint without affecting
> the color saturation much.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Alberto
>
>
>
>
> On 5/28/08 4:08 PM, 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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