Why not just build a robot to create the perfect Zen garden in miniature? That was what [Tim Callinan] and his classmates did for a semester project, and the “ZenXY” sand plotter was the result.

[Nick] is working on a prototype of a coffee table sand plotter that draws patterns in sand a lot like a zen rock garden. [Nick]’s zen rock garden uses a magnet to draw a ball bearing across ...

Make mesmerizing DIY kinetic sand table that's Raspberry Pi-powered with Dune Weaver Pro project. Affordable components like motors, magnets, and Raspberry Pi make building it easy. Raspberry Pis are ...