20
02/2012

Harvard Robotlab: Popup-Bots

A clever idea of manufacturing robots in a popup-book like fashion.
Who knows maybe we soon 3D-print these popup-robots at home...
20
02/2012

FreeD- handheld digital milling with force feedback

The FreeD is a hand-held, digitally controlled, milling device that is guided and monitored by a computer while still preserving the craftsperson's freedom to sculpt and carve. The computer will intervene only when the milling bit approaches the planned model. Its interaction is either by slowing down the spindle speed or by drawing back the shaft; the rest of the time it allows complete freedom, letting the user to manipulate and shape the work in any creative way.
13
02/2012

For next christmas I wish an electron accelerator

Todd Johnson produces "Shockfossils", Lichtenberg figures, that are carved in acrylic by the immense power of  a rented electron accelerator. After charching the acrylic it passes the 5 million volt electron accelerator, then the acrylic needs to be hit with a hard object. Immediately after the stroke a discharge happen and builds tiny structures of the electrons traveling through acrylic. He can even cover parts with lead masks to control where the effect happens. The Shockfossils are then mounted on a wooden holder and lit by LED's, a commercial product...

This is just awesome, I'd like to see this process live.
23
01/2012

The Pirate Bay gets physical

You may know  the Pirate Bay as torrent site, now the Bay has got a new category Physibles where you can find 3D-data for 3D-printing, or manufacturing.
15
01/2012

"Handmade" 3D-printing

Riusuke Fukahori amazed me today with his patiently, handmade 3D-goldfish bowls. He paints the fish layer by layer, using resin inbetween the layers.
26
11/2011

EuroMold 2011

I am currently testing out a Bits From Bytes BFB 3000 3D printer at the ETH raplab and will soon post some pictures, the first tests look very promising.
BFB presents its new 3D printer, the RapMan 3.2 at EuroMold 2011 in Frankfurt, Germany. I'll be there next week to get a glimpse of state of the art 3D printing and machining for product design and form building.



Here a quote from the Bits From Bytes Blog
26
11/2011

MakerBot Open Source toys

MakerBot just released some nice open source toys for 3D printing enjoyment.


20
11/2011

Pixar's Brave Trailer

Another fantastic Pixar production

Enjoy!

20
11/2011

Open Source 3-D Printer Design Competition

Design competition going on here

You are invited to participate in a design competition for development of sustainable technologies and their components for printing on open source 3-D printers.
11
11/2011

Autodesk releases new free 3D Apps: 123D Make and 123D Catch

Autodesk just released two new free consumer applications under their Autodesk 123D product line. The new releases bring the number of apps in the 123D line to four, following the release of CAD package Autodesk 123D and iPad sculpting app 123D Sculpt earlier this year.

123D Catch
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