Why not just build a robot to create the perfect Zen garden in miniature? That was what [Tim Callinan] and his classmates did for a semester project, and the “ZenXY” sand plotter was the result.

[Nick] is working on a prototype of a coffee table sand plotter that draws patterns in sand a lot like a zen rock garden. [Nick]’s zen rock garden uses a magnet to draw a ball bearing across ...

The curved lines of raked sand and gravel or gently sloping hedges represent water, while solitary boulders sit like mountains among softer elements. Get inspired by these tranquil Zen gardens for ...