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i.Materialise to ATM Skimmers… We will Not Print
Your Petty Crime

05 Oct, 2011 by in FAB

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One has to appreciate the ingenuity displayed by a recent gang of miscreants who used 3D printers to make ATM skimmers. For those of you who have never participated in larceny or watched much MTV the typical (shall we say, primitive?) method of creating skimmers is explained.

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The Vault Door Designed in SolidWorks. A Cutting Torch and Some Drama Please.

11 Jun, 2009 by in DESIGN

I know, you have a few Class III Vault doors already and probably regifted a couple last Christmas, but maybe this will give you a little appreciation for the amount of torching and hammering these massive doors can take.

Vault Structures has been creating security doors for a while. Their newest 9000 lb. vault door, the VSI 360 (pdf link!) was created entirely within SolidWorks. SolidWorks issued a Press Release about it and the rest is unfettered drama.

So I followed-up with Vault Structures to find out more about what the press release didn’t mention. Here’s the scoop.

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Covert Field Ops: The Delta Recon Bot Design Process. Doesn’t Eliminate Humans.

26 Feb, 2009 by in DESIGN

delta robot inspectorbotsOnce again you’re trapped in a firefight between hundreds of mechanized sentient beings, with no route of escape that wouldn’t leave you riddled with the dawning of human extinction.

That is, until you see a little beast of a vehicle creep into view from around a corner. Your first thoughts are DOOM, but you soon realize it’s a reconnaissance bot out to rescue your scared wits. A surveillance vehicle known as The Delta Unit.

Obviously there will be few robots on our side in the coming robot apocalypse. So it’s always a good idea to know about the design, the designer and everything that goes into creating teleoperated first person view, unmanned ground vehicles (FPV UGVs)

Fortunately, we got a hold of Chris Rogers, the creator of The Delta Unit and other recon bots ready to brave lethal environments and really angry people. Chris fills us in on the design process. Check this out…
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