It uses a Raspberry Pi running b-CNC. This controls 2 stepper motors connected to pulleys which turns the Etch A Sketch knobs.
If you’d like to make your own, instructions are available here.
Quint, an engineer from Orgegon, has managed to create a video effect on an Etch A Sketch using stop motion animation. “I got a video of a cat walking in front of a wall and grabbed screen shots I could trace in Fusion 360,” says Quint. The images were then converted into the machine language, G-code, so it could be drawn automatically on the Etch a Sketch. “It took a few iterations but I'm really happy with the result.”
Cyber clock
Is it a mouse? Is it a car? No, it's a clock!
IV-12 VFD tube calculator
This beautiful calculator even emits a slight hum, which adds to its charm
Post- apocalyptic terminal
That's one giant 3D print job
Rotary phone timer
You'll have to break out the oscilloscope for this one
CH32V003 FM Radio Receiver
The components are arranged to make this radio as easy to build as possible
The Coming Wave book review
Is humanity doomed?
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