SJET In a collaboration between Stratasys’ Education, R&D departments and MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab, a new process is being developed, coined 4D Printing, which demonstrates a radical shift in rapid-prototyping. 4D Printing entails multi-material prints provided by the Connex Technology with the added capability of embedded transformation from one shape to another, directly off the print-bed. This revolutionary technique offers a streamlined path from idea to reality with full functionality built directly into the materials. Imagine robotics-like behavior without the reliance on complex electro-mechanical devices! In order to take advantage of this new technology from idea conception to reality we have collaborated with Autodesk Research on their developments for a new software, called Cyborg, a design platform spanning applications from the nano-scale to the human-scale. A Collaboration between: Skylar Tibbits | The Self-Assembly Lab, MIT Education & Research & Development | Stratasys Inc.
Self Assembly Skylar Tibbits and Arthur Olson, in collaboration with Autodesk Research, exhibited the BioMolecular Self-Assembly project at TED Global 2012, Edinburgh, Scotland. Full Project Site: Could buildings one day build themselves? Participants at TEDGlobal each received a unique glass flask containing anywhere from 4 to 12 red, black or white parts. Programmable self-assembly has been studied extensively at the molecular level for some time now. Skylar Tibbits, TED Senior Fellow, Lecturer MIT Architecture Department, Founder/Principal of SJET LLC Arthur Olson, The Molecular Graphics Lab, The Scripps Research Institute, Co-Founder of ScienceWithinReach Inc. Matt Tierney, Autodesk Inc. A special thanks to everyone at TED Conferences for their tremendous support and the ever-inspiring venue! The Molecular Self-Assembly models were developed and distributed by ScienceWithinReach. Sponsored by Autodesk Inc.
Service locatif en impression 3D personnelle pour prototypage rapide Shape-shifting robots By combining origami and electrical engineering, researchers at MIT and Harvard are working to develop the ultimate reconfigurable robot — one that can turn into absolutely anything. The researchers have developed algorithms that, given a three-dimensional shape, can determine how to reproduce it by folding a sheet of semi-rigid material with a distinctive pattern of flexible creases. To test out their theories, they built a prototype that can automatically assume the shape of either an origami boat or a paper airplane when it receives different electrical signals. The researchers reported their results in the July 13 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. As director of the Distributed Robotics Laboratory at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Professor Daniela Rus researches systems of robots that can work together to tackle complicated tasks. The U.S. A new wrinkle Theory into practice
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Surprisingly simple scheme for self-assembling robots In 2011, when an MIT senior named John Romanishin proposed a new design for modular robots to his robotics professor, Daniela Rus, she said, “That can’t be done.” Two years later, Rus showed her colleague Hod Lipson, a robotics researcher at Cornell University, a video of prototype robots, based on Romanishin’s design, in action. “That can’t be done,” Lipson said. In November, Romanishin — now a research scientist in MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) — Rus, and postdoc Kyle Gilpin will establish once and for all that it can be done, when they present a paper describing their new robots at the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. Known as M-Blocks, the robots are cubes with no external moving parts. Inside each M-Block is a flywheel that can reach speeds of 20,000 revolutions per minute; when the flywheel is braked, it imparts its angular momentum to the cube. Embodied abstraction Video: Melanie Gonick, MIT News
L’imprimante 3D, une opportunité pour créer un nouveau marché L’imprimante 3D est principalement utilisée pour la fabrication des prototypes directement à partir d’un plan. Devenue plus efficace et meilleur marché, elle est perçue comme une menace pour l’industrie. C’est en fait une opportunité… L’imprimante 3D offre aujourd’hui l’avantage d’une grande flexibilité dans le processus de fabrication. La technique d’impression 3D modifie la structure des coûts: le coût unitaire de fabrication pour les grandes séries est certes plus élevé que celui de la fabrication traditionnelle, mais il est meilleur marché pour les petites séries et les très faibles quantités personnalisées. Les sociétés Sculpteo et Shapeways fabriquent à la demande, et prennent les commandes par Internet. Quand l’imprimante 3D sera accessible au grand public… D’ores et déjà, des imprimantes 3D sont en vente au prix de 800 Euros. Mes conseils :Vous devez intégrer cette évolution dans vos processus existants. Benoit Sarazin
10 10 2013 | FIT du jeudi 10/10/2013 Impression 3D low-cost Conception & Design, 3D, Impression Par Jean-François Preveraud - publié le 10 octobre 2013 à 04:03 Une imprimante 3D très abordable est proposée par Reichelt Electronik. Cette imprimante utilise la technologie ‘‘Fused Filament Fabrication’’ (fabrication par fil fusible) et réalise des objets en 3D mesurant jusqu'à 20 x 20 x 20 cm, au choix à l’aide de fil de 0,5 mm en PLA (polylactides) ou en ABS (acrylonitrile butadiène styrène). Cette machine économique, peu encombrante (60 x 45 x 60 cm) et légère (8,7 kg) devrait trouver sa place dans les bureaux d’études, auprès de tous les traceurs de plans, pour valider facilement en 3D de nouveaux concepts. Labo de R&D sur les produits semi-finis en béton Conception & Design, BTP, Recherche, Béton Par Jean-François Preveraud - publié le 10 octobre 2013 à 04:45 Le département R&D dispose aujourd’hui de deux espaces : un laboratoire matériaux et un laboratoire produits. CAO-électronique sur mobile
Le Sourceror stratégique: l'impression 3D pourrait révolutionner la chaîne d'approvisionnement de production With the ability to print out customized products or spare parts, 3D printing may have the potential to revolutionize the production supply chain for many manufacturers. Not only can 3D printing allow both consumers and businesses to turn concepts and designs into a tangible reality, it can also reduce costs of manufacturing. While in the past 3D printing has been used by engineers to generate prototypes, consumers have more access to create personalized products like iPhone cases or action figures. New York has fast become a central location for 3D printing businesses, according to The Associated Press. 3D printing may revolutionize mass production Shapeways is a 3D printing marketplace and community that allows consumers to view other creations individuals have made, use apps listed on its site to design products, upload the models and wait to receive the finished products.
Gartner Says Impression 3D et Smart Machines sont parmi les principales perturbations de la technologie sur Tap pour 2014 It’s all about disruption when it comes to Gartner’s predictions for what’s hot in IT for 2014. The research firm has announced its forecast for IT users and organizations for next year, and a number of sectors are set to shake up the tech world. Among the top disruptive movements in technology is what Gartner is calling the “Digital Industrial Revolution,” which largely has to do with the evolution of 3D printing. The firm has also flagged digital business, smart machines and the “Internet of Things” as the major disruptors we can look forward to. Gartner predicts that by 2018, 3D printing -- the ability to scan, model and print physical goods -- will cause a loss of $100 billion per year in intellectual property throughout the world. Plummeting costs of 3D equipment will make the technology accessible to would-be criminals, but will also enable major breakthroughs like bioprinting. Edited by Rachel Ramsey