Those are from homedics, which is a rip off from the OG artist, Bruce Shapiro. Theyre also rather limited in terms of customization with like designs and lights

Yeah! When you just let the ball go ham it can produce some really cool stuff! I love to layer the OG tracks with some of the really intense patten ones to see what will happen.

That's amazing! The tables have come so far since its Kickstarter days. I have one of the little guys at home (along with a side table, but I mostly use it for drawing) and I think its so cute. It lights up my room and it feels so cozy now that its cold and snowy.

Yeah actually you basically got it. So THR is THeta (circle) and Rho (straight lines). So I tell the table to spin, then go forward/backward or curve to a certain degree. I'm not the best at code, so I find it a lot easier to draw in illustrator and make the file a SVG. Everything needs to be one continuous line, otherwise the ball gets lost in the sauce

More or less there is a robot under the sand with a magnetic arm moving the ball around in the patten you see. Theres like over 2000 different designs it can do and you can even make your own!

We love our greek myths here! It took me forever to say it correctly

Sorry about that : ( I'll keep an eye out for potentially triggering gifs next time

Sorry about that! Next time i'll be more conscious when posting potentially triggering gifs

Homedics ripped off the original artist (Bruce Shapiro) and is very limited in what it can do. You are unable to create your own tracks nor does it have adjustable multicolor options

Homedics stole the idea from the og artist : ( I prefer the features and look on the Sisyphus industries one personally.

That's only for the big hardwoods. Coffee tables start at $2,193 or something.

Thanks! The track shown here was made in grasshopper with THR code. I personally make my tracks in Adobe illustrator and convert it to an SVG file for the table to read it. Everything needs to be one continuous line, and I need to be conscious of how thin/thick I make certain areas so that when the shadows cast it will show what I intend. If the sand in my table is too thin, it looks fine, but the shadows aren't as deep and the art looks flatter/thicker sand loses detail work. It was definitely a learning curve, but it's a lot of fun! Its very meditative for me.

This is from Sisyphus industries : ) I have both the mini and side table- the side table I love to upload my own art tracks!

No wheels! The robot is attached to the bottom of the sandbed. There are two stepper motors that make the ball move in a second, then another that makes it goes in and out. I am also able to connect it to wifi with a app so I can control the speed of the ball, what plays and even the lights. It reads THR and SVG files, which is great for me personally cause I love being able to draw in the sand.

Kinda! Instead of it being pulled manually, there's a little robot dragging the ball around until I tell it to stop.

It's also a knockoff of the table I use : ( It stole the idea from the original artist, Bruce Shapiro - they're not affiliated as all.

I hope so! I always thoughts her little smirk was cute, but I guess the sand wanted her to smile more 😅

Hey, to each their own! I personally love the customization features like being able to make my own tracks in the sand and the multicolor lights. Plus I think the wood looks snazzier than plastic for my home.

I do! I have a whole bunch on the community! Look up alexandra : )

The tables are super quiet! I have mine running right now and I don't hear a thing. If I was in a totally silent room, I might hear it.

Making it? I'd say about a day with testing to make sure it drew the way I wanted it too. The table takes like 30 mins to complete this drawing.

The table reads SVG and THR files. All I have to do in illustrator is make sure all the lines are connected (like a contour drawing), export it and the table will play!

With the success of My Escher post, I thought I'd try another classic! Da Vinci's Masterpiece, Mona Lisa! It's amazing what you are able to do in the sand, you can really bring the museum to you!