Filabot Reclaimer Turns Recyclable Plastic into 3D Printing Material
Introducing Filabot, a new device that lets you recycle plastic to use as filament in a 3D printer. Originally conceived as a Kickstarter project by Tyler McNaney, a 20-year-old mechanical engineering student at Vermont Technical College, the startup raised over $32,000 to develop its first product. Many 3D printers use commercial grade plastic filament to make objects. Well, Filabot has the answer to make 3D printing a bit more eco-friendly. Here is an overview from the Filabot shop. The Filabot is the revolutionary system that can turn recyclable plastic into usable filament for 3D printing. And below is a video of the Filabot system. Photo by Filabot/Whitney Trudo.
TVPDesign Teams
TVPDesign Teams are for Scientific & Technical Professionals who wish to get involved in design-related TVP projects to aid the implementation of The Venus Project as directed by Jacque Fresco. Those working within these teams do so as volunteers for The Venus Project. All designs by Jacque Fresco are protected by copyright, therefore volunteers are required to sign a non disclosure agreement (NDA). If you would like to find out more about our TVPSupport Teams which are international groups aimed at promoting the The Venus Project in their local communities and creating supportive media [ Click here ] If you would like to find out more about our TVPCore Teams which are focused groups aimed at assisting the implementation of the The Venus Projects aims and proposals [ Click here ] (Coming Soon) To develop plans, sections and elevations of the various designs of The Venus Project as well as further develop city plans etc. Please send your CV / Resume (Coming Soon) RBE Simulations (Coming Soon)
3D-Printed Moon Base
Recyclables used to make 3D printing affordable for all
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Cloud computing
Cloud computing metaphor: For a user, the network elements representing the provider-rendered services are invisible, as if obscured by a cloud. Cloud computing is a computing term or metaphor that evolved in the late 1990s, based on utility and consumption of computer resources. Cloud computing involves application systems which are executed within the cloud and operated through internet enabled devices. Overview[edit] Cloud computing[3] relies on sharing of resources to achieve coherence and economies of scale, similar to a utility (like the electricity grid) over a network.[2] At the foundation of cloud computing is the broader concept of converged infrastructure and shared services. Cloud computing, or in simpler shorthand just "the cloud", also focuses on maximizing the effectiveness of the shared resources. Cloud vendors are experiencing growth rates of 50% per annum.[11] History of cloud computing[edit] Origin of the term[edit] The origin of the term cloud computing is unclear.
How DRM will infest the 3D printing revolution
While you were busy getting yourself all worked up and declaring 3D printing the beginning of a new age, one of the most maligned figures in modern patent law is preparing to rain on your parade. Nathan Myhrvold, former Microsoft CTO and founder of patent holder Intellectual Ventures, has managed to get an expansive patent on 3D printing DRM. That 3D printing revolution we’ve been hoping for just got a lot trickier. The system envisioned by Myhrvold would be used to prevent users of 3D printers from abusing “object production rights.” Copyright law is a complicated beast, and it’s not traditionally applicable to objects. So how do we get from where we are now to some sort of dystopian future where your printer is tattling on you to the copyright cops? The second way 3D printing will see push-back is a little more ominous. Every DRM scheme implemented so far has been cracked in some way. Now read: The Patent War: Is it killing innovation?
3D-printed robotic hand cuts cost of prosthetics
(Credit: Coming Up Short Handed) Specifications for a 3D-printed prosthetic hand for a young boy born without a set of fingers is available as a free download on Thingiverse. Liam, thanks to a case of amniotic band syndrome, was born without any fingers on his right hand. Enter two men: Richard Van As, a carpenter in South Africa who lost the fingers on his right hand in a work accident, and Ivan Owen, a prop-maker in Washington who came to Van As' attention via a YouTube video he posted showing a claw prop he created as an experiment. The two collaborated on creating a prosthetic finger for Van As, collaborating over distance, shipping parts back and forth. It wasn't until November last year that the two met — Owens travelling to Johannesburg to work on some finishing touches. But in the interval, Van As had been contacted by the mother of a five-year-old boy, Liam. Using Makerware, it could be scaled to fit a wide range of individuals.
Printable Houses and the Massive Wave of Opportunity it will bring to Our Future
All the way back in March of 2004, working in his laboratory at the University of Southern California in San Diego, Dr. Behrokh Khoshnevis, was working with a new process he had invented called Contour Crafting to construct the world’s first 3D printed wall. His goal was to use the technology for rapid home construction as a way to rebuild after natural disasters, like the devastating earthquakes that had recently occurred in his home country of Iran. While we have still not seen our first “printed home” just yet, they will be coming very soon. For an industry firmly entrenched in working with nails and screws, the prospects of replacing saws and hammers with giant printing machines seems frightening. Here’s why I think this will happen. Contour Crafting Contour Crafting is a form of 3D printing that uses robotic arms and nozzles to squeeze out layers of concrete or other materials, moving back and forth over a set path in order to fabricate a large component. Breaking Through the Barriers
The $25 Lulz Liberator: The first 3D-printed gun with a rifled barrel
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Proving that the open source movement is something that ought to be feared and revered, an engineer in Wisconsin has taken the world’s first 3D printed gun — and refined it, so that it can be produced for just $25, with a cheap 3D printer. When Cody Wilson of Defense Distributed (DefDist) produced the first all-plastic, 3D-printed gun, he did so with a commercial-grade ($8,000+) Stratasys 3D printer. Obviously, this put the 3D-printed gun out of most people’s reach. The new gun, dubbed the Lulz Liberator, is based on Wilson’s Liberator. Surprisingly, despite the cheaper printer, the Lulz Liberator seems to be even stronger than Wilson’s original Liberator. Perhaps more importantly, though, Joe actually went one step further and added rifling to his barrel. Still, there you have it: The first rifled, plastic 3D gun has been produced — and it costs just $25.
