Hello again! How did December get here so quickly? Frightening.
Less frightening above: Brave Robotics has successfully created a fully functioning, 3D-printed transformer robot! Thanks to @rob_caporetto for the link. Enjoy!
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3D Printers
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"Two of the best and most talked about 3D printers, the MakerBot Replicator 2 and Formlabs Form 1, were on the scene at the Maker Faire in New York City earlier this fall, giving us a good opportunity to compare both printers' features and sample prints."
Read more on Popular Mechanics
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"Pretty soon you’ll be able to print your 3-D projects at the local Staples. A new service called “Staples Easy 3D” will allow customers to upload their designs to Staples’ website, then pick up the printed objects at their local office supply megastore, or have them shipped to their home or business — not unlike the photo- and document-printing service the company already offers."
Read more on Wired
Submitted by @natebirdman, @praxxis and @geekryan (popular article!)
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Innovation
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"Once Mike found MakerBot’s MiracleGrue slicing software on GitHub, he immediately started developing an application that allows GitHub employees to start prints remotely, through Hubot. He employed one of the office’s vacant Macbook Airs as a dedicated 3D Printing server, hooked it up to the Replicator 2 via USB, and began testing."
Read more on MAKE
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Software
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"When you create a 3D model you certainly want to know: Is it printable? What kind of support does it need? Willit 3D Print, a 3d printing build analysis website allows users to test if a 3D model has features that can be 3D printed or not."
Read more on 3ders
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Medical
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"Once the fake cartilage is implanted, it can form a porous structure that encourages healthy, natural cartilage to grow around it. The printer is still being tested, but it's had pretty promising results in mice. And anyone who has had a knee injury or any kind of joint problem knows how hard it is to regenerate cartilage."
Read more on Gizmodo
Submitted by @BillTomiyasu
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