Why carve a pumpkin when you can build a machine to do it for you? Using an EMSL Egg-Bot for inspiration, the VanDiepenbos family scaled it up in order to make a pumpkin carving robot called the punkinBoT. This is a video of their machine’s first cut at Maker Faire Detroit. It’s a bit wobbly, but looks like it’s doing the job nicely. I especially like the severed arm on the cutter head. Very fitting!
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A later version of the Punkinbot was on display at the Fort Wayne maker’s Fair.
I was able to get a short video of the bot carving script into a pumpkin.
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Michael, squash, the jack-o-lantern is thin skinned. But pumpkin the fruit is thick skinned.Recent articles on that got me to thinking: without hollowing out the center can one hollow a ,or many candle holes to make a zoetrope type scene? I would try myself but typing seems to consume too much of my time. I.E. running witches, skeletons,etc.
Thanks for the writeup! Our design is much more refined now.
PunkinBoT v2.0 was introduced at Fort Wayne’s Maker Faire October 6th.
We are currently carving all October weekends in Ligonier,IN at “Pumpkin Fantasyland”
More Info & Videos:
http://www.punkinbot.com
http://www.facebook.com/punkinbot
If you like our project, please like us on facebook to help spread the word
Thanks for the writeup! Our design is much more refined now.
PunkinBoT v2.0 was introduced at Fort Wayne’s Maker Faire October 6th.
We are currently carving all October weekends in Ligonier,IN at “Pumpkin Fantasyland”
More Info & Videos:
http://www.punkinbot.com
http://www.facebook.com/punkinbot
If you like our project, please like us on facebook to help spread the word
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