“Arduino Drawing Machine Workshop and Contest” by Brunvand, Stout and Alford

Drawing machines are computer-controlled mechanical constructions that move and make marks on paper. They can be considered kinetic sculptures in their own right, but they also make drawings as they move, producing another type of art as their output.

This is a step-by-step course in the Studio on how to make the drawing machines, along with some information about the history and practice of making sculptures that draw. This type of kinetic, performative drawing sculpture has been explored by a wide variety of artists from the 18th century onwards.