Bricasso itself is constructed entirely out of LEGO parts, even down to the clips that hold the image in place, and the “printing head” that grabs each plate and puts it in place. For his latest project, Allemann decided to build a machine that would scan a 2D image and then print it using small LEGO plates.Īllemann’s LEGO mosaic printing machine is called Bricasso, and it uses a color scanner from the Mindstorms EV3 set to read an image and then automatically build it using 1×1 LEGO plates.

But by far his coolest creations are his working robotic creations made with the LEGO line of robot build kits, Mindstorms EV3. Over the years Allemann has built projects as diverse as highly detailed space ships from Star Trek and Star Wars to historical landmarks like the Taj Mahal and the CNN Tower to puzzle games and even a working LEGO keyboard. One of the most popular LEGO builders around is Jason Allemann, who is the man behind the JK Brickworks blog and YouTube channel that features his unique and innovative designs. At this point it is hard to estimate who uses LEGO more, the kids they are marketed to, or the massive subculture that prides itself on finding ways to do new and interesting things with the building brick sets.

But a funny thing happened as the original children who played with LEGO started to get older–they just kept playing with them. Over the years they have sold thousands of various themed building sets that any kid would love. Since the 1940s when a Dutch company started selling the early precursor to LEGO called Automatic Binding Bricks, LEGO has been virtually ubiquitous in any child’s bedroom. There are few toys as beloved across the world as the brick building sets made by LEGO.

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