The Kilopixel is a wooden robotic device that flips 19mm square blocks to render monochrome images. The machine completed 206,204 pixel flips from 421 submissions before the creator ended the continuous livestream after eleven days. No follow-up machine is planned and the creator described building the device as a one-of-a-kind effort. The device will remain accessible on a private webcam URL for coworkers and a new mode redraws random livestream submissions. Future activity may include monthly streams and collaborative projects with others taking creative control.
All good things must come to an end, and so too must the blocky glory of the Kilopixel. As the wood and robotic marvel crested the 200,000-pixel mark, its creator pulled the metaphorical plug. According to its creator, Ben Holmen, there had been 421 submissions to be drawn and 206,204 pixels flipped. The machine had also drawn no representations of male genitalia ("not for lack of trying," Holmen noted.)
There are no plans for a follow-up machine. Holmen told us, "Building one of these was enough of an effort, this is a one of a kind device!" but it will lurk in the background of his webcam during meetings with a private URL so coworkers can play with it. We're confident that everything will be fine. Holmen has also added a new mode where a random submission from the livestream will be redrawn. He said, "It's like surprise art in my office every day!"
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