A wireless tattoo applicator system includes a wireless tattoo applicator having a frame, a wireless receiver mechanically coupled to the frame, at least one coil mechanically coupled to the frame, an armature pivotally coupled to the frame adjacent the at least one coil, a spring mounted to the frame and applying a force to the armature in a first direction, a needle assembly mechanically coupled to the armature and free to move in a reciprocating manner, a battery power supply mechanically coupled to the frame and selectively electrically couplable to the at least one coil and operable, when coupled to the at least one coil, to energize the at least one coil to create a magnetic field causing the armature to be pulled in a second direction opposite the first direction, and a control circuit communicatively coupled to the receiver and operable to couple and decouple the battery power supply from the at least one coil at a selectable frequency. A wireless tattoo applicator controller remote from the wireless tattoo applicator includes first and second antennas, an antenna selector switch communicatively coupled to the first antenna and the second antenna and operable to activate the first antenna, the second antenna, or both, a wireless transmitter communicatively coupled to the antenna selector switch, and a processor communicatively coupled to the antenna selector switch and the wireless transmitter and operable to cause the wireless transmitter to broadcast a tattoo operating instruction to the wireless tattoo applicator.
