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and this guy made a painting machine in the 70s: http://www.antonperich.com/ so the idea has been around the block.

..And many years later, his son Tristan has made a few drawing machines of his own: http://www.tristanperich.com/Art/Machine_Drawings/

yup i know tristan and that's how i met his father.

Amazing. Thanks for the links!