Kilopixel features a grid of wooden blocks that can be rotated to display images. Users upload a bitmap and a robotic arm rotates the blocks to create the image. Ben Holmen conceived the idea six years ago, aiming for a deliberately inefficient display that could be interacted with via the web. After various prototypes using balls and different mechanisms, he settled on wooden blocks, which he crafted himself, thus spending considerable time perfecting the display's operation and appearance.
Kilopixel is a 40 x 25 grid of wooden blocks that a user can upload a bitmap to, allowing a robot arm to rotate each block to render images.
The original concept was to create a large, inefficient display with a web interface that could be interacted with by anyone, challenging modern display norms.
Holmen undertook various prototypes before settling on wooden blocks, realizing that working with simpler materials like ping-pong and Nerf balls presented persistent issues.
Despite the inefficiencies in design, Holmen found satisfaction in creating a unique operational display that contrasts sharply with the rapid changes of modern screens.
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