This Typewriter Produces ASCII-art Portraits

Here is a modified typewriter that can produce ASCII-art portraits. The developers used a Brother SX-4000, Arduino, camera, and lamp to finish this project. As you can see in the below video, the camera is used to capture the user’s image while the typewriter produces his/her ASCII-art selfie:

Unfortunately, we don’t have step by step instructions to create such a machine. You can find out more information about this project here.