Per month as they fulfill Kickstarter orders. With help from Proto Labs, Sisyphus will scale up production as it moves Now able to reduce design time and cost to bring Sisyphus to ourĬustomers more quickly and efficiently,” added Shapiro. Table’s manufacturing complexity and costs would both go up, but we’re “Without the support from Proto Labs and the Cool Idea! Award, the Mold these parts would bring the quality they need in the right time However, when demand grew and exceeded more thanġ,000 orders, they realized that partnering with Proto Labs to injection Manufacturer several mechanical components through machined and Mesmerizing designs, the Sisyphus team originally planned to Remarked, “Sisyphus is a wonderful way to lose yourself in art as it isīeing created.” In order to move the ball through sand to create these Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Cool Idea! Award judge, When reviewing the projectįor the Cool Idea! Award, Andy MacInnis, technical instructor at the Sisyphus kinetic art table uses a metal ball to create unique andĬomplex designs in sand under a glass top. “As we started to increase our quantity, it becameĪpparent that more efficient manufacturing processes were needed, andĪvailable in a variety of models from end tables to coffee tables, the Kickstarter campaign,” said Micah Roth, chief operating officer at “We were blown away by the reception that we received during our Sisyphus to continue its momentum and produce all the tables required -įor both Kickstarter backers and other customers. Luckily, Sisyphus Industries applied for, and was awarded, a Proto Manufacturing plan and is now working to deliver more than 1,500 kineticĪrt tables to its global Kickstarter backers starting now, and into 2018. But with so much demand, the company needed a With an initial Kickstarter goal of only $50,000, Sisyphus quickly Making it the crowdfunding site’s most funded project in the Art Raising nearly $2 million in a Kickstarter campaign in Fall 2016. Industries, the Sisyphus art table is seeing continued success after Created by Bruce Shapiro, CEO at Sisyphus Industries began its journey as an idea brought to life in a (Photo: Sisyphus Industries)Ī recent makerspace success story, kinetic art table-maker Sisyphus With the Cool Idea! Award, Sisyphus is able to scale production and ship tables to its campaign supporters. After a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised nearly $2 million, the company had more than 1,000 orders to fulfill. Based on traditional Zen gardens, the Sisyphus kinetic art table draws complex designs in sand beneath a glass top.
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