OpenBeam Kossel Pro - A new type of 3D Printer by Terence Tam
Update: High Resolution shots of the printer's output here: History: About a year ago, I designed the OpenBeam Construction System as a low cost way to rapidly build mechanical prototypes. One of the application I had in mind was the construction of 3D Printers.
Filabot: Plastic Filament Maker by Tyler McNaney
Filabot is a 3D plastic extrusion system. For example mostly any type of recyclable plastic, such as milk jugs, detergent bottles, soda bottles, shampoo bottles, product packaging, and many more, can be processed through the Filabot to make usable 3D printing filament. This will allow for users to remake filament from an old print that is bad or not needed. The Filabot will grind, melt and extrude the plastic filament. It is a one stop shop for all the filament you could ever need.
This 3D Printing Pen Lets You Draw Sculptures in Midair
We know you've had that childhood dream: You spent hours in your room conjuring up doodles, wishing you could take them right off the page. Who doesn't imagine waving a hand to make their creation magically appear in thin air? The advent of 3D printing introduced the convenience of quickly making designs a reality, and one company is bringing this creative ease to your fingertips. 3Doodler, dubbed the "world's first 3D printing pen," lets you draw three-dimensional structures in midair. Toy and robotics company WobbleWorks created the pen to make 3D printing affordable and accessible. While most 3D printers can cost you thousands of dollars, 3Doodler is available for preorder on Kickstarter for $75.
Has the transparent smartphone finally arrived?
When will we see a transparent smartphone? It's a question that's been circulating for years, thanks to films like Minority Report and Iron Man 2 that sparked dreams of a diaphanous mobile future, and more than a decade later, it's one that's still without an answer. Sony Ericsson's Xperia Pureness fell flat when it hit the market in 2009, and subsequent concept designs never came to fruition, leaving only a trail of dashed hopes and semi-transparent feature phones in their wake. Now, Taiwan-based Polytron Technologies is trying to revive the dream, with a transparent multi-touch display that it's begun marketing to OEMs. As Mobile Geeks reports, the key to Polytron's prototype is its so-called Switchable Glass technology — a conductive OLED that uses liquid crystal molecules to display images.
Open Source Universal 3D Printer Extruder
A few people were wondering... the nozzles shipping with the extruders will have the upgraded geometry like the Makerbot MK8 nozzles for improved extrusion. ***We are already producing some of the components so we have a head start...we plan to begin shipping soon after the campaign completion (first in first out)*** We wanted to thank everyone that came out to see our extruders and 3D printer/mill (coming soon) in person at the Maker Faire - San Mateo 2012! A Dual Extruder That Everyone Can Afford! Yes that's right, my two friends and I have quit our day jobs and jumped head first into forming our own indie, open source 3D printer company. Our infrastructure is already set up and running.
Gigabot 3D Printing: This is Huge! by re:3D
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10 Ways 3D Printing Can Be Used In Education [Infographic]
How 3D Printing Works 3D printing sounds like something from science fiction, but the process is similar to that of CNC machining, where billets are cut into specific shapes and products. But rather than cutting, it prints. A 3D printer works by “printing” objects–but instead of using ink, it uses more substantive materials–plastics, metal, rubber, and the like. It scans an object–or takes an existing scan of an object–and slices it into layers it can then convert into a physical object. The result is a product that while not as intricate, durable, or functional as the real-world equivalent, is otherwise a real thing that didn’t exist 30 seconds before you printed it.
Mahoro Is a Robot Prepared To Take Hazardous Laboratory Work
Home > Electronics, News, Science & Technology > Mahoro Is a Robot Prepared To Take Hazardous Laboratory Work In the past few years, we saw the robots that can mow the grass, dance, climb, stack and even learning. Therefore, it was only a matter of time before they made a robot that can do it better and faster than us. Mahoro, who was built by AIST in Yaskawa companies. Mahoro is a robot prepared to take hazardous laboratory work, which until now had people to perform manually. Robot Mahoro is currently considered the most sophisticated machine work on the planet.
