The Future of Rock Concerts ~ A sneak preview of Compressorhead during band practice at the Robocross head quarters in Berlin.
Some head bangin’ going on, there. Compressorhead can really pump up the volume.
MATAERIAL
A 3D Printing system that can create forms without the hindrance of gravity - video embedded below:
A brand new method of additive manufacturing. This patent-pending method allows for creating 3D objects on any given working surface independently of its inclination and smoothness, and without a need of additional support structures. Conventional methods of additive manufacturing have been affected both by gravity and printing environment: creation of 3D objects on irregular, or non-horizontal surfaces has so far been treated as impossible . By using innovative extrusion technology we are now able to neutralize the effect of gravity during the course of the printing process. This method gives us a flexibility to create truly natural objects by making 3D curves instead of 2D layers. Unlike 2D layers that are ignorant to the structure of the object, the 3D curves can follow exact stress lines of a custom shape. Finally, our new out of the box printing method can help manufacture structures of almost any size and shape.
More at the project’s website here
This is what I always envisioned 3D printing would be. More of an additive sculpting process than the stacking of 2D layers.
SparkFun Autonomous Vehicle Competition Robot Build Part 1 (by sparkfun)
Sparkfun is helping to jumpstart some beginning robot builders by offering a menu of offerings that provide a base platform for the upcoming Autonomous Vehicle Competition.
“Excuse me, I have to go. Somewhere, there is a crime happening.”
See a prototype of Detroit’s ten-foot-tall Robocop statue before it’s cast in bronze
In 2011, Twitter user MT suggested to Detroit Mayor Dave Bing that a statue of Robocop would make a “great ambassador” for Detroit. From that seed of an idea, the “Detroit Needs Robocop” project raised over $60,000 through Kickstarter to actually build a life-sized or larger replica of one of the city’s most famous icons. After two years of planning, scanning, and fabrication, the project’s creators have posted pictures of a ten-foot-tall Robocop prototype, ready to be cast in bronze and set up in the city.
The astromech chorus declares: “Beep. Boop. Bip Bip Brraaaap”
Translated: May the Fourth, Be With You
It’s give-away time! Anyone who likes and/or reblogs this will have a chance to win this figure based on AIST’s HRP-4C humanoid. You can also leave a “like” and comment on my Facebook to increase your odds of winning! Entries will be counted one week from today and the winner will be chosen by random number selection! (pre-painted figure has to be assembled by you)
Facebook post: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=619278824768310&set=a.179664872063043.47507.115675205128677&type=1
Sara’s alway’s had trouble keeping The Terminator in line. Maybe this little lady would have more luck. Just don’t let Cameron know she’s moving in.
