Calling all breakfast enthusiasts: an inventor has unveiled the open-source PancakeBot, a pancake printer that can be programmed to draw out custom designs in pancake batter.

Project PancakeBot aims to help kids inspire kids to create and have fun with their food as well as develop interests in engineering, programming and food manufacturing through the use of PancakeBot," says creator Miguel Valenzuela, who debuted the latest build of PancakeBot at the Bay Area Maker Fair on May 17. As you can see from the above video, the batter dispenser unit can be programmed to draw out all sorts of custom designs.It's a step up from its original prototype build , which was made from Lego and printed out simpler shapes such as Mickey Mouse heads and a truck While this new, sleeker version of PancakeBot is not currently available for purchase, the instructions to make your own pancake printer are available for free at the PancakeBot website . What sort of custom pancake shapes would you print out? Let us know if you decide to try this project at home.

Katie Williams is a freelance writer, games journalist, and pancake enthusiast. She tweets at @desensitisation and hopes that one day, a bird will tweet back.