Designed to be less painful than traditional tattoos, the Blackdot automatic tattooing robot inks a customer’s skin in ultra-fine black pointillist detail, after first testing the skin for the best application method. Of course no matter what tattoo you request, don’t be surprised if you end up getting a ‘DIE HUMANS’ instead.
“Blackdot’s device uses a small number of concealed test dots to “learn” the client’s skin characteristics. The test dots are compared against Blackdot’s skin database to determine which settings (number of punctures and puncture depth) will yield the perfect black dot for that client’s preferred tattoo location.” Blackdot has also developed an online tattoo art marketplace that provides “tattoo seekers unmatched self-expression through our replicable studio-based tattoo platform,” while making sure the original artists are compensated for their work.
Blackdot doesn’t imagine its robot (currently available in Austin, Texas, with plans to expand nationwide) replacing traditional tattoo artists, but adding another option to the tattoo mix. Possibly one for people who are more squeamish, or worried their tattoo won’t turn out exactly how they wanted it. Me? I still prefer my tattoos old school style: a red heart with ‘MOM’ in the middle, inked by a pirate in a dimly lit tavern.
[via LaughingSquid]
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