The basic mechanism is simple enough. The table uses a Cartesian motion platform ... a metal sphere attached to the magnet moves through craft sand to draw attractive patterns.

In that case, it can be mesmerizing like this Arduino-driven kinetic sand table. What you can’t see. Image via [thang010146] on YouTube Like many of these builds, it all started with an ordinary ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Sisyphus is a kinetic art coffee table that uses a marble that automatically rolls to draw intricate designs on a layer of sand. The artist behind this ingenious ...