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MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printer. In September 2012, MakerBot introduced the Replicator 2. This newest model again increased the build volume, this time to 28.5 cm × 15.3 cm × 15.5 cm (11.2 in × 6.0 in × 6.1 in, L×W×H) and can print at 100 μm per layer. The dual extruder was changed back to a single extruder head, while the ...
In April 2009, electronic circuit boards were produced automatically with a RepRap, using an automated control system and a swappable head system capable of printing both plastic and conductive solder. On 2 October 2009, the second generation design, called Mendel, printed its first part. Mendel's shape resembles a triangular prism rather than ...
3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. [1] [2] [3] It can be done in a variety of processes in which material is deposited, joined or solidified under computer control, [4] with the material being added together (such as plastics, liquids or powder grains being fused), typically layer by layer.
The Recyclebot v2.2 is being developed by the Michigan Tech in Open Sustainability Technology Research Group. [26] Many makers or DIY enthusiasts have made various versions of RecycleBots. The most notable is the Lyman filament extruder. Lyman, a retired engineer, won a design contest to make a low-cost 3D filament fabrication system. [27]
Robotics is related to the sciences of electronics, engineering, mechanics, and software. [2] The word "robot" was introduced to the public by Czech writer Karel Čapek in his play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), published in 1920. The term "robotics" was coined by Isaac Asimov in his 1941 science fiction short-story "Liar!" [3]
Services and equipment available include a Makerbot Replicator 2X and Cube 2 3D printers; an Audio-Technica Stereo Turntable for vinyl to MP3 conversion; Roxio conversion software for VHS to DVD conversion; a Canon Selphy Photo Printer; a Canon VIXIA HFM500 HD Camcorder for film-making; and Dell laptops (Windows 7/8/10) for basic technology and ...
According to Wohlers Associates, a consultancy, the market for 3D printers and services was worth $2.2 billion worldwide in 2012, up 29% from 2011. [12] McKinsey predicts that additive manufacturing could have an economic impact of $550 billion annually by 2025. [13]
Ad hoc code reuse has been practiced from the earliest days of programming.Programmers have always reused sections of code, templates, functions, and procedures. Software reuse as a recognized area of study in software engineering, however, dates only from 1968 when Douglas McIlroy of Bell Laboratories proposed basing the software industry on reusable components.