I/O Brush

Monday, October 17, 2005

The geniuses at MIT have done it again.

I/O Brush is a new drawing tool to explore colors, textures, and movements found in everyday materials by “picking up” and drawing with them. I/O Brush looks like a regular physical paintbrush but has a small video camera with lights and touch sensors embedded inside. Outside of the drawing canvas, the brush can pick up color, texture, and movement of a brushed surface. On the canvas, artists can draw with the special “ink” they just picked up from their immediate environment.

See it in action. Let’s hope these guys mass produce and bring these things to market so I can get my hands on one. Yes please.