Build an Over-the-Top Pumpkin Carving Robot
Shane Wighton is hands down one of the most talented engineers and makers on YouTube, creating everything from a flying, never-miss basketball hoop, to an explosive baseball bat for shattering home run records. A few years ago, Wighton endeavored to take pumpkin carving to a new level with a robotic system that first maps the size, shape, and surface features of a pumpkin, and then carves it into an elaborate jack-o’-lantern. The machine can either hack all the way through the pumpkin’s walls or just carve an image into it in 3D, creating a lithophane that only exposes the image when light shines through it.
