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Kickstart your robotics curriculum with NAO, the humanoid robot equipped with comprehensive block-programming software, bringing STEM and programming from the digital to the physical world.
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- NAO V6 for K-12 The NAO robot, ideal for students, is an advanced, fully-programmable humanoid robot widely used in education to enhance STEM learning and even develop social skills. Equipped with sensors, HD cameras, microphones, and dual processors, NAO facilitates interactive, hands-on activities that make complex concepts accessible. Its advanced software package includes SDKs and APIs in various programming languages and Choregraphe, a drag-and-drop interface for easy programming. Capable of enhancing lessons in a variety of subjects, such as Reading, Writing, Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math, Geometry, and Programming. NAO engages students through real-world programming scenarios, making learning dynamic and ensuring college and career readiness. K-12 robots
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- NAO V6 for Assisted Living The NAO robot is a valuable tool in assisted living, designed to provide companionship and facilitate therapeutic activities for patients. It interacts through conversation, leads physical exercises, and assists with cognitive training, enhancing the quality of life for residents. NAO's ability to engage in personalized, interactive activities helps improve communication, physical health, and cognitive function, making it an amazing resource in assisted living settings. Its adaptive and responsive nature ensures that each patient's needs are met in a supportive and engaging manner. Assisted Living Robots
- The NAO robot, ideal for students, is an advanced, fully-programmable humanoid robot widely used in education to enhance STEM learning and even develop social skills. Equipped with sensors, HD cameras, microphones, and dual processors, NAO facilitates interactive, hands-on activities that make complex concepts accessible. Its advanced software package includes SDKs and APIs in various programming languages and Choregraphe, a drag-and-drop interface for easy programming. Capable of enhancing lessons in a variety of subjects, such as Reading, Writing, Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math, Geometry, and Programming. NAO engages students through real-world programming scenarios, making learning dynamic and ensuring college and career readiness. K-12 robots
- The NAO robot is a versatile, fully programmable humanoid widely used in colleges, universities, and research settings. It serves as a robust tool for teaching advanced robotics, programming, and AI concepts. Equipped with sensors, HD cameras, microphones, and dual processors, NAO supports interactive, hands-on learning and cutting-edge research. Its advanced software package includes SDKs and APIs in Python, JavaScript, and C++ along with Choregraphe, an intuitive drag-and-drop programming interface. NAO enables students and researchers to engage in real-world programming scenarios, making complex concepts accessible and learning dynamic. By using NAO, educational institutions stay updated with technological advancements, ensuring that students are well-prepared for future careers in STEM fields. Research & Higher Education Robots
- The NAO robot is a versatile tool in special education, designed to assist students with special needs. It can be programmed for various interactions, helping to develop communication, motor skills, and cognitive learning through engaging and personalized activities. Equipped with tactile sensors and voice command capabilities, NAO responds interactively, making learning more accessible and enjoyable. Its ability to adapt to individual learning needs supports the development of essential skills in a supportive and dynamic environment, making it an invaluable resource in special education settings. Students often become more open and engaged when working with the robot as opposed to a human adult, allowing for more insights into the student’s knowledge, emotions, and more. Special Education ROBOTS
- The NAO robot is a versatile tool in the healthcare industry, beneficial for both children and the elderly. It provides companionship and facilitates various therapeutic activities, enhancing the quality of life for patients. Equipped with tactile sensors and voice command capabilities, NAO can engage in interactive conversations, lead physical exercises, and assist with cognitive training. It helps develop communication, motor skills, and cognitive learning through engaging, personalized activities. NAO supports emotional well-being and cognitive function, making it a versatile and adaptive resource for diverse healthcare needs. By integrating advanced robotics, NAO ensures a dynamic and supportive environment for patients of all ages, promoting holisitc wellness and engagement. Healthcare Robots
- NAO excels in the entertainment industry, captivating audiences with its ability to dance, perform scripted actions, and interact with people. Its programmable nature allows for customizable performances, making it a versatile entertainer suitable for events, shows, and interactive displays. Whether it's dancing to music, telling stories, or performing complex sequences, NAO brings a unique, high-tech charm to any entertainment setting, making it an innovative choice for captivating and engaging audiences. Arts & Entertainment
- The NAO robot is a valuable tool in assisted living, designed to provide companionship and facilitate therapeutic activities for patients. It interacts through conversation, leads physical exercises, and assists with cognitive training, enhancing the quality of life for residents. NAO's ability to engage in personalized, interactive activities helps improve communication, physical health, and cognitive function, making it an amazing resource in assisted living settings. Its adaptive and responsive nature ensures that each patient's needs are met in a supportive and engaging manner. Assisted Living Robots
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NAO is an innovative humanoid robot tailored for interactive communication across multiple environments. Equipped with an extensive array of sensors, NAO can conduct engaging conversations and perform gestures, making interactions feel natural and intuitive. Its compact design and user-friendly programming capabilities allow it to serve effectively in diverse roles, from education and healthcare to entertainment and customer service. NAO’s charming demeanor and adaptable functions make it a delightful and effective companion for users of all ages.
NAO's humanoid design, with articulated limbs and joints, mimics human movements, making interactions intuitive and engaging. This design helps students understand human anatomy and biomechanics while demonstrating physical concepts.
Equipped with tactile, sonar, gyrometer, and accelerometer sensors, NAO can navigate and interact with its environment safely and responsively. These sensors facilitate interactive learning and teach students about sensory input and data processing
NAO's voice recognition supports multiple languages, enabling it to understand and respond to commands in diverse educational settings. This feature enhances language learning and improves communication skills through interactive conversations
NAO's programmable behavior allows customization using various programming languages and the Choregraphe software. This feature helps students learn coding concepts, develop problem-solving skills, and apply logical thinking in practical scenarios.
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Simple, modern, and precise pen plotters
Axidraw machines work with a variety of writing instruments, including permanent markers and fountain pens. the unique writing head extends beyond the base of the machine, making it possible to write or draw on almost any flat surface. axidraw is the real deal: designed, manufactured, and supported in usa, and backed by exclusive software for realistic handwriting and automation..
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Larger plot area.
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- CNC milled solid aluminum base
- Additional accessories included
Additional AxiDraw models and accessories are available at Evil Mad Scientist
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AxiDraw machines are available for purchase directly from Evil Mad Scientist as well as from select distributors:
Frequently Asked Questions
The AxiDraw is a pen plotter, which is a type of simple robot. Its sole function is to guide a pen (or other implement mounted in the pen holder) along the set of vector lines, curves, and paths that you ask it to follow. Everything that the machine is ultimately capable of, such as drawing graphics, writing text, or signing documents, are expressions of this basic function. It is capable of drawing essentially anything that can be composed from a set of lines.
In practice, this is much like using a traditional printer, except that you need to take care that your documents are made of paths, rather than pixels.
The AxiDraw is an extremely versatile machine, designed to serve a wide variety of everyday and specialized drawing and writing needs. You can use it for almost almost any task that might normally be carried out with a handheld pen.
AxiDraw does not require proprietary pens or ink: you can use your own pens, chosen within certain guidelines.
AxiDraw can hold most types of pens and similar instruments up to 5/8" (16 mm) diameter. (A larger XL Pen Clip is available as well to fit larger pens.)
Good choices for pens to use include fountain pens, permanent markers, liquid-ink rollerball pens, technical pens, small-bodied whiteboard markers and other writing and drawing instruments that do not require significant downward pressure. While we refer to writing and drawing instruments as “pens” to be concise, other instruments such as automatic pencils (particularly with soft lead), chalk, charcoal, and brushes can also work well in many cases.
You can read more about pen choices in our documentation here .
AxiDraw does not require special paper; you can use almost any kind and size of paper. (You can even use all kinds of things that are not paper.)
The XY travel (printable area) of the AxiDraw V3 is just over that of both US letter (8½ × 11”) and A4 paper sizes. The larger size models have about twice this travel.
You can work with any size of paper up to the size of the travel area. You can write directly onto small pieces like business cards (or a whole array of them), medium size pieces envelopes and note cards, or sheets of paper.
You can also work with paper larger than the travel area. The unique design of the AxiDraw features a drawing head that extends beyond the body of the machine, making it possible to also draw on flat objects bigger than the machine itself. For example, you can set it right on top of a box to write an address. You can even set it on top of a poster board, chalkboard, or whiteboard to draw graphics in place.
For most applications, the standard-size AxiDraw V3 is the best choice. It's compact so that it fits on your desk more easily, and has enough plotting area to cover any size up to 8½ × 11” / A4.
The larger AxiDraw V3/A3 has twice the plotting area and is perfect for people who need to plot larger items, or to fit two smaller items — like two US Letter or A4 pages side by side, or a sheet of paper plus an envelope.
The Special Edition AxiDraw SE/A3 has the same plotting area as the V3/A3, but features a heavy, rigid base CNC machined from a solid block of Aluminum. It's our top-of-the-line machine, and includes a few nice accessories as well.
Available AxiDraw accessories include alternate pen holders, a tripod mount, a rigid mount that can be used instead of the pen slide, extended feet, extra clip easels, and magnetic workholding easels. You can find them listed here at Evil Mad Scientist.
AxiDraw requires a reasonably modern computer (Mac, Windows, or Linux) with an available USB port and internet access to download software.
Mac requirements: MacOS 10.7 or newer
Windows requirements: Windows 7 or newer
Linux requirements: Recent versions of Ubuntu and similar widely-supported distributions work well. If you are using an obscure or "challenging" distribution, we'll still do our best to help you out.
No. All standard AxiDraw models (V3, V3/A3, SE/A3) come complete, assembled, tested, and ready to use.
If you get a head start by reading the user guide and installing the software, you can be up and plotting five minutes after opening the box.
If you prefer a model that requires assembly, there is now also AxiDraw MiniKit 2 which comes as a kit.
Internet access is required only for downloading software and for access to online documentation.
Internet access is not required while preparing files or using AxiDraw.
A universal-input plug-in power supply is included with the AxiDraw. It accepts worldwide 100 V - 240 V input, and has a US/Canada style plug. For other regions, an inexpensive plug shape adapter will be needed.
No. Most users just make a file or drawing and plot it.
(That said, programming interfaces are available for those who are interested in them.)
You do not need to purchase any additional software to use AxiDraw.
AxiDraw is normally controlled through a set of extensions to Inkscape, the excellent, popular and free vector graphics program. Basic operation is much like that of a printer driver: you import or make a drawing in Inkscape, and use the extensions to plot your text or artwork. It's all handled through a straightforward graphical user interface, and works cleanly on Mac, Windows and Linux.
Yes, and we highly encourage you to do so. Reading the manual is a great way to determine if AxiDraw is a good fit for you.
The AxiDraw V3 family user guide is available for download here .
Unlike a (raster-based) inkjet or laser printer, the time that it takes a plotter to print a page is not fixed. Rather, it depends on the length of distance that the pen has to travel. The AxiDraw typically moves at about the speed of a human hand, depending on your settings, and the plotting time varies accordingly.
This question is much like asking how long a human takes to write or draw on a piece of paper: Addressing an envelope might typically take a minute or two, but complex artwork can potentially be a matter of hours. Such is the case as well for AxiDraw.
Yes. The speed of the AxiDraw is adjustable, depending on your tradeoff between faster completion and higher precision. AxiDraw can move quite quickly (faster than a human normally can) when making large strokes with a wide-tipped marker, but even a (human) calligrapher will slow down for higher neatness. The wedding invitation text in our video should give you a decent idea of typical writing speed when going for higher neatness; that example is a little slower than people normally write.
Yes! The best way to do that is by directly capturing your signature as you sign it, for example on a phone or tablet screen. That way, the AxiDraw can replay it just in the same way that you wrote it. Capturing a signature is covered in our documentation on handwriting, here .
We also have exclusive utilities, available to AxiDraw owners, that can add handwriting-like "defects" to your text. Text laid out in perfectly even rows (like what you get with a handwriting font in MS word) always looks a little too "robotic" to be handwriting.
No, not in the way that you might hope.
Yes, you can scan handwritten text, trace it with a bitmap tracing tool, and plot it. This is straightforward, and your AxiDraw will be more than happy to comply. (AxiDraw will plot the paths that you provide to it.)
However, and with only rare exceptions, automatic tracing of scanned handwriting creates a somewhat unpleasant imitation of handwriting, and we do not recommend this approach as part of any workflow.
You can read more about tracing scans in our documentation, here . (In brief: there are excellent ways to use the AxiDraw to reproduce handwriting, but starting with a scan is not one of them.)
Not at present, but it is something that we are looking into.
Some AxiDraw users do use various types of paper handling machines — sometimes printers with built-in paper feeders and sometimes commercial solutions. Professional print shops and companies that make equipment for them have many different ways of moving pieces of paper from point A to point B.
More commonly, for small scale use, AxiDraw users manually swap out paper clipped to small clipboard easels or use larger-size AxiDraw units that allow multiple pages to fit within the print area.
Yes; you can see a few examples here .
The key issues that you need to be aware of is that the fabric generally needs to be held taut, and you need to choose markers that don't easily catch on the fabric. It is likely that with care and experimentation you will be able to make it work.
Calligraphy is not the same in any sense as (for example) simply using computer fonts or plotting a drawing. Calligraphy generally involves individually sculpted letter shapes, and in many cases pen movements that are far more complex than AxiDraw can provide.
That said, some calligraphers do use AxiDraw for low-end busywork (say, addressing hundreds of place cards), saving some wear on their wrists and presumably passing along some of the cost savings.
The AxiDraw is designed for moving a pen, not a carving or cutting tool. It does not have the type of rigidity that you need for carving, nor the ability to apply significant downward force.
That said, a number of people have experimented with it. Here is one notable project, using the AxiDraw for cutting cardstock and vinyl.
AxiDraw can be used with whatever fonts are on your computer, so long as the text is converted to paths before plotting.
We have developed a special-purpose software application called AxiDraw Merge , which is a mail merge solution for AxiDraw.
Once you are set up with it, AxiDraw Merge can automatically (1) populate a template with data sourced from a CSV file, (2) render the text into handwriting-like stroke-based fonts, (3) add intentionally variations so that text does not lie upon straight lines, and (4) plot the document. It can also merge and plot subsequent pages upon a button press or after a time delay.
AxiDraw Merge is available to AxiDraw owners at no additional cost.
The AxiDraw is designed to work on flat surfaces, and we do not test them in the vertical orientation. That said, quite a few AxiDraw users have mounted theirs to the wall without apparent difficulty.
One issue to consider is that the AxiDraw's pen holder normally rests the pen on the writing surface by its weight alone. On the wall, you'll need an alternative to gravity for lowering the pen. The typical solution is a rubber band.
(1) We maintain a large and growing library at the AxiDraw Wiki Page , our central documentation site for all things AxiDraw. Our documentation is clear and comprehensive, with special sections to help you get up and running quickly.
(2) We have support forums for the AxiDraw, here .
(3) Most importantly: We're the designers and manufacturers of the AxiDraw, and we're here to help! Please don't hesitate to contact us directly.
AxiDraw does not have a duty cycle limit. You can run it all day long if you like.
The AxiDraw is designed to be serviceable for a long life. Components such as the drive belt, rolling wheels, ball bearings, and stepper motors can all be replaced in the unlikely event that it should become necessary. (And, those parts are actually available if you need them.)
One component on the AxiDraw is considered expendable and may need regular replacement in heavy duty (e.g., industrial) settings. The small pen-lift servo motor does wear out over time but is inexpensive and straightforward to replace. For heavy duty applications, you may wish to keep a spare on hand. We do also offer a performance upgrade option to a long-lasting brushless pen-lift servo motor , which also gives the AxiDraw a major speed boost.
No. While AxiDraw is most commonly controlled through a set of extensions to Inkscape, there are other methods of plotting including the command-line interface (CLI).
Many AxiDraw users do their design work in other programs, and use Inkscape as their "page setup" screen for plotting.
For real-time plotting in response to user input and for certain other generative applications, you can plot directly within Processing .
AxiDraw machines are designed, manufactured, and tested right at our facility in Sunnyvale, California.
Demos are available by appointment at our shop in Sunnyvale, CA. Please contact us to request an appointment.
We're open M-F, 12-6, and closed on US postal holidays.
The AxiDraw has two precision stepper motors in its base. Together, they drive a single looped belt that moves the carriage around in the XY plane. The high-performance linear stages feature custom-designed wheels that roll smoothly on custom aluminum extrusions, specially designed for high stiffness and light weight.
The pen-lift stage uses a separate mechanism: a smaller third motor, combined with a precise low-friction linear stage, serves to lift the pen off of the page.
In addition to the popular AxiDraw models listed above we do make a few other standard sizes, as well as custom-sized and custom-configured AxiDraw machines.
One notable version is the compact AxiDraw MiniKit 2 which comes as a kit.
If you need a compact AxiDraw that is not a kit, we do make an AxiDraw V3/B6 (with plot area of 190 × 140 mm, or 7.48 × 5.51 inches) that is available by special order.
We also make larger format and customized AxiDraw machines to order, including the AxiDraw SE/A2 and SE/A1 with plot area of 594 × 432 mm (23.4 × 17 inches) and 864 × 594 mm (34 × 23.4 inches), respectively. These larger machines typically require a custom shipping quote.
No; we do not offer any printing services.
Please contact us and ask; we're here to help.
Support Resources
Our AxiDraw documentation wiki is a continually growing library of resources for getting started with the AxiDraw, including a thoroughly detailed PDF user guide , support forum, a number of tutorials on specialty topics, and links to additional resources.
Personal support: We're here to help!
Having an issue? Need to know where to find something in the manual, or how to do something that isn't in the manual? Want to ask us about your application before deciding to purchase?
If so, please don't hesitate to contact us directly. Our goal is to provide personal, competent service both as you get set up and running, and for as long as you have your AxiDraw.
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