‘3D fabrication’

SolidSmack Promo Week: Your 3D Print Hub, CloudFab Out Of Beta.

23 Mar, 2010 by in NEWS

Not all of us are able to build wild contraptions that strap to our backs and allow us to shoot plastic out the tips of our fingers. That’s why there are places like CloudFab who will take on the task for you.

However, instead of depending on a couple three-jointed appendages for plastic forming, they’ve harnessed the spidery power of the web by bringing the manufacturer direct to you. Today, they’re out of Beta, opening the doors and adding new features for Manufacturers and Designers. Features that allow you to ‘print’ cash… so to speak. HA!

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CNC Spiderbot Not Scary At All, Until It’s Sitting On Top of Your Face

30 Sep, 2009 by in TECH

So, a spider was crawling across the roof of my car yesterday. Fast and very poisonous looking. Considering what you’re about to see, I’m fortunate it didn’t hop across the hood, onto my face and start drilling another face into my head bone.

This video has been around a while, but I’d never seen it, and I’ve now watched it repeatedly to my own detriment. So, I thought you would enjoy seeing the tech, hearing the high-pitch whine of the drill as this CNC spiderbot, called the Hexapod, routes a 3-dimensional face into high density foam.

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