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<\/a><\/p>\nSpinning appendages and flailing arms<\/p>\n
Wirelessly controlled robots<\/p>\n Outlandish robots face-off<\/p>\n The final match! (winning robot on right)<\/p>\n Many thanks to Scott Gold who organized the event and Dusty who referee\u2019d.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In the 3D printing arena, students create things purely from their imaginations.\u00a0 Nathan devised a clever \u201cpuzzle box\u201d that is impossible to open without knowing its special trick.\u00a0 While there are plenty of puzzle box designs on www.thingiverse.com<\/a>, Nathan came-up with his own idea.\u00a0 The result is below:<\/p>\n This box is difficult to open! \u00a0The key to the design are loosely fitting, horizontal pins that shift from centrifugal force.\u00a0 When the box is closed (lid affixed), these internal pins push inward to latch the lid shut.\u00a0 The \u201ctrick\u201d is spinning the box like a top, which moves the pins away from the lid\u2019s internal lip.\u00a0 The only way to open the box is to spin it first!\u00a0 Holding the box at any angle always keeps some of the pins engaged with the lid.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As the holidays drew near last month, a number of students used the 3D Lab to make gifts for friends & family.\u00a0 For example, a student\u2019s girlfriend is an avid Star Wars fan.\u00a0 To celebrate the new movie, Caleb 3D printed a scale model of an Advanced TIE Fighter.\u00a0 Due to its complexity, the model was printed in various parts, then assembled.\u00a0 This minimized the need for printing temporary plastic to support overhangs and recesses.\u00a0 The model turned out beautifully, printed on our Taz 5 3D printers furnished by the Wayne County Community Foundation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Also commemorating the holidays, Caleb used the laser engraver to create Christmas ornaments that were given to students.\u00a0 Using blank ornaments generously provided by P. Graham Dunn, Caleb used vector art software (Corel DRAW) to arrange the college logo onto various ornament shapes.<\/p>\n Because the ornaments are not square, precisely positioning the logo was accomplished with \u201ccenter engraving\u201d.\u00a0 He used a red dot laser to mark the center of the ornament, then instructed the laser to print the logo\u2019s center at the center of the dot.\u00a0 This technique is also used to engrave verbiage on pencils.\u00a0 Good job, Caleb!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stay tuned next week as we kick-off an exciting first week in the 3D Lab!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n See how consumer 3D printers are used to grow cartilage on scaffolding made from ordinary PLA filament:<\/p>\n http:\/\/stories.makerbot.com\/post\/110171358968\/experiments-with-bio-ink<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3D printed artificial limb technology is advancing by leaps and bounds.\u00a0 This one is only $300 and is controlled via smartphone:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2015\/03\/23\/this-300-cybernetic-arm-gets-its-smarts-from-your-cellphone<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Until next week,<\/p>\n Tom<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello everyone, The start of Spring semester begins next week.\u00a0 We\u2019ve been busy in the 3D Lab, preparing for another semester of interesting projects.\u00a0 We are replentishing our filament supply, calibrating 3D printers, and making progress with the Electronics Station.\u00a0 Engineering students build model rockets this semester, many of which are modeled in CAD software then 3D printed.\u00a0 Exciting times are coming up once again! 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