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The RepRap project has been working on bringing 3D printing to the masses by creating a extrusion printer that can also make the majority of its own parts. For the most part, these print ABS or HDPE plastics which are strong and recyclable. In order to create these replicating printers, similar machines called RepStraps are built out of either laser-cut parts or machined elements. They are … [Read more...]
We noticed this article on BotJunkie about Archie the helper bot. Archie is supposed to help out around the house with cooking, cleaning, and other mundane tasks. [Evan] makes a very good point though. Why do people insist on putting creepy heads on their robots. They aren't making them any more endearing, it's just creepy. While that is a very astute observation, we would like to add some more. … [Read more...]
We know some of you are getting sick of POV projects, but this one was just so cool, we couldn't resist. [UncleBone] thought POVs were pretty cool, and wondered if he could use one on his ceiling fan. It would have been a breeze just to toss something like the RGBike POV on there and call it finished, but he designed his own. Opting to blow away the norm of using a single row of LEDs, he … [Read more...]
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