A 3-D model of the completed Eggbot/Spherebot can be found here:
Hardware based on SphereBot redrawn by jsc Firmware for Arduino (EggDuino) forked from cocktailyogi.
So you built an EggBot/Spherebot.
The next step is installing the software.
The latest version as I am writing is 2.8.0.
If you are on windows, download the eggbot2.8b_Windows.zip. Unzip it and copy the contents of the extensions folder to your Inkscpae extentions folder found at "C:\Program Files\Inkscape\share\extensions".
If you are not using an original EiBotBoard you will have to change a line in "ebb_serial.py".
Change line 52:
if port[1].startswith("EiBotBoard"):"
to
if port[1].startswith("EiBotBoard") or port[1].startswith("Arduino"):"
if you are using an Arduino or
if port[1].startswith("EiBotBoard") or port[1].startswith("USB-SERIAL CH340"):
if you ar useing a Chinese Arduino clone.
With “EiBotBoard”, “Arduino” and “USB-SERIAL CH340” corresponding to the device name in the windows device manager.
The software will chose the first device it finds.
If you have more than one arduino connected you can also add the device by PID/VID. You can find these in the device manager. Simply change line 57 to match your PID/VID.
If you are having problems connecting, you should also change the timeout in line 70 from 1.0 to 2.0.
Now your Plugin is all set up. Have a look at all the template available in the template folder found in the plugin zip file.
For further instructions refer to the Evil Mad Scientist Wiki escpecially the Making your first plot guide.
Artist Bruce Shapiro invented the Eggbot in 1990. This was only the first of many “Motion Control” art pieces and installations. You should definetly go check him out: Bruce Shapiros Homepage.
In 2010 Evil Mad Scientist released the Eggbot Kit as a collaboration of himself Bruce Shapiro, Ben Trombley, and Brian Schmalz (Blogpost by Evil Mad Scientist). You can buy diffenrent types of Eggbotkits here. I first heard about Evil Mad Scientist from their amazing (fruit) carbonation project and been a fan ever since.
Both hard- an software were released as open source. This made it possible form many peope to rebuild the bot and make a custom firmware for Arduino.
https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Arduino-controlled-Egg-Bot/
